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Bradical79

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25. It's the individual mandate

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2012, 10:29 AM

Jun 2012

Republicans have been able to take that one part in particular and paint it very negatively.

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Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions [View all] NNN0LHI Jun 2012 OP

Yeah. Shadowflash Jun 2012 #1

I asked... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #41

Democrat Leadership Skittles Jun 2012 #52

I think this is a big lie pushed by the RW and the media. Who are they asking in these polls. nanabugg Jun 2012 #2

Ding ding ding ding : big lie pushed by the RW and the media clang1 Jun 2012 #49

Makes perfect sense BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #3

Even Romney likes the provisions high density Jun 2012 #4

Yeah, what we really want is single payer, reform that will really cut costs. Open the door SCOTUS, mother earth Jun 2012 #5

Cut the insurance completely out of health care. byeya Jun 2012 #6

+1 nt Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #8

We don't need the middle men - TBF Jun 2012 #10

Interesting but humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #42

What are you talking about? TBF Jun 2012 #43

Sorry maybe you didn't understand me.... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #44

Why would you assume I would pay less with a high income TBF Jun 2012 #46

No I certainly understand your position humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #56

We've got two issues going - TBF Jun 2012 #57

but you never address the underlying problem humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #58

OK, I was totally reading your TBF Jun 2012 #59

Yep Yep Yep.... humbled_opinion Jun 2012 #61

Who processes the Medicare claims in your state for the Social Security Administration? NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #11

That corrupt SCOTUS gotta GOTUS. nt valerief Jun 2012 #28

America, land of the idiots... polichick Jun 2012 #7

LOL Agreed n/t newfie11 Jun 2012 #13

They think THEY deserve the services, but some "others" don't. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #16

Hit that nail right on the head. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #24

Yep - idiots. polichick Jun 2012 #36

We all want something for nothing. nt NickB79 Jun 2012 #55

Rachel Maddow said it best Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #9

Rachael always gets it right and in language Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #19

most Americans haven't taken onethatcares Jun 2012 #12

This includes the "liberal" media SoutherDem Jun 2012 #27

what's not to like?? handmade34 Jun 2012 #14

The new health care law will: -Ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health c dflprincess Jun 2012 #62

In the real world, people who oppose the ACA don't have a clue what it is. tridim Jun 2012 #15

A different poll I read showed that most Americans want to keep the law.... marmar Jun 2012 #17

This situation exists due to the negligence of the major media sources to accurately inform. olegramps Jun 2012 #18

Agreed 100%. Where's the seperation of church and state and why do they still get a tax exemption? Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #22

MAJOR discrepancy from the story: "Sixty-one percent of Americans are against the mandate." Romulox Jun 2012 #20

BUT just like the rest of the law I doubt they know what the mandate means to them SoutherDem Jun 2012 #32

Come on. It means they are FORCED to buy insurance from the same group that's been ripping them off Romulox Jun 2012 #34

Ok, we know you hate the mandate SoutherDem Jun 2012 #38

It was trick that WRENCHED the debate to the far right. Now we are arguing about how much guaranteed Romulox Jun 2012 #39

Most Americans are brainwashed morons nobodyspecial Jun 2012 #21

This has been driving me crazy since ACA passed. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #23

Forcing people to buy the ones who are ripping them off seems a poor solution though... Romulox Jun 2012 #26

But try telling that to someone with rocks for brains. kenny blankenship Jun 2012 #29

They figured it out, this time: ""Sixty-one percent of Americans are against the mandate." nt Romulox Jun 2012 #30

The mandate has worked in Massachusetts. LiberalCatholic Jun 2012 #47

"In fact the state (Mass.) has the highest individual market premiums in the country," Romulox Jun 2012 #48

It's the individual mandate Bradical79 Jun 2012 #25

Obama didn't used to like the individual mandate either. dkf Jun 2012 #31

Since the 1990s, at least eight states have overhauled their insurance laws NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #35

Not necessarily true. dkf Jun 2012 #37

The argument that the poor insurance companies wouldn't be able to make it is not a selling point TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #40

The majority are not opposed to the health care law............ Swede Atlanta Jun 2012 #33

Yep. I'd like to see the results of a survey savalez Jun 2012 #50

Oh It Might Require Readin' and Writin' YOHABLO Jun 2012 #45

It's not about the law. it's NEVER been about the law Scootaloo Jun 2012 #51

It's all how they sell it. Just like "liberal policy", people will say they are conservative AllyCat Jun 2012 #53

American's are an ignorant bunch when it come to the ACA BEAU1943 Jun 2012 #54

No shit, they want the cake and want to eat it too. joshcryer Jun 2012 #60