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7. Where have
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 03:22 AM
Jun 2012

"The Health Insurance Company Enrichment Act was a bad idea from the get go...I hope the Supreme Court does us a favor and strikes it down. "

...I heard that argument before? Oh yeah: Kill the bill!

16 million: number of Americans who become eligible for Medicaid under the health care law
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002531684

NCPSSM: Healthcare Reform, Seniors and the Supreme Court
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002485990

Screw everyone, including those with pre-existing conditions, because of a silly argument. Yeah, the mandate was embraced by Republicans in the past, but the left didn't start defending it because it's in the health care law.

Remember, the two other Democratic candidates campaigned on it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002512603

Yeah, it was good enough for some to overlook then, even in its worst form, despite the claims of hypocrisy being leveled now.


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