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beastie boy

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9. If SCOTUS ends Obamacare, single payer healthcare system becomes reality sooner than expected.
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 09:17 PM
Sep 2020

I always believed that Roberts' deciding vote in favor of ACA was political, and it was cast by him as a means of ending all talk of single payer for at least a generation. In his ruling, he was eyeing to make it his legacy.

I am sure all the conservative justices are aware that declaring Obamacare unconstitutional will open the door wide open for a single payer system, especially if (or when) the dems gain majority in both Houses. Moreover, it will hit every conservative politician very hard with their constituents who will lose coverage, and there are literally tens of millions of them. As improbable as it may sound, I would wager that Roberts will fight tooth and nail to keep ACA.

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