Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions

[SoutherDem]

23. This has been driving me crazy since ACA passed.

Where I live I you may hear this discussed while standing in line at a store, being discussed at a restaurant, more or less everywhere you go. Most were discussions on how Obama has/was destroying our country with socialized medicine.

I know not to argue with these "rock for brains" people, who mostly do not look as if they are part of the 1%, or 5% or even 25%. Almost all look like they are lower to middle class, certainly not rich, and would benefit from what the ACA will do/does. So I would approach the situation from another position.

I would start talking about things like preexisting conditions, out of pocket expenses, the way insurance companies could/do drop people once they have cost them too much and how insurance companies are making excessive profits so that in some cases they are paying a lot of premiums for little coverage. Basically pointing out many of the features of ACA without saying so.

Guess what. I haven't talked to even one person who didn't agree with each and every point. I would then say something like "I wonder why they couldn't come up with a law like that?" to which I would be met with total agreement. I would then break the bad news that ACA will do just that when it is fulling in place.

They would then say "I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's healthcare". I would then say you are already doing that. I would point out ways this is already happening.

Long story short. They couldn't come up with even one reason they should not be supporting ACA. But, they still felt it should be ruled unconstitutional.