Robert Reich: Supreme Court will Uphold Affordable HealthCare Act

[CoffeeCat]

87. I think healthcare will be upheld...

...not because of any legal or Constitutional issues, but because the mega insurance companies are thrilled with it. Their profits have tripled since the healthcare bill was signed. The bill left their profit-centric system in place. We still live and die based on what's best for health-insurance's shareholder value. There are no cost controls in that bill.

Our Supreme Court is owned by the corporations. The corporations love this bill. So, it will stand.

And a nice little bonus in this situation is that Republicans, especially the rabid base, will be whipped up into a lather of rage and paranoia after "socialized medicine" is not brought down. Republican voters will view the presidential election as their only hope in repealing "Obamacare"--which they've been duped into believing is a Marxist attack on our nation.

Right-wing-talk-show hosts will be poring gasoline on their Obama-hatred fires and creating chaos. They'll have their listeners convinced that the world will implode if Obamacare isn't repealed. They'll be told the only way to save the country from a Marxist-Socialist-Kenyan takeover is by voting for Mittens.

All of this ensures a tighter presidential race.

Yeah. That's how cynical I've become.