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In reply to the discussion: GOP Says Blue States Can Keep Their Health Care. Red State Deplorables Are on Their Own (WOW) [View all]Azathoth
(4,611 posts)Assuming the tax credits are calculated according to the same formulae as the subsidies. It's just that one is "Real American(TM) conservative" because it's fiscally irresponsible and cuts taxes for rich people while the other is "socialism" because it only hands money to people who need it.
I've always gotten a kick out of the push to sell plans across state lines. Aside from the practical problems it would face (effective health insurance needs to be custom tailored to regional variables like demographics and doctor networks, causing a huge issue for out-of-state companies), it would create a nationwide federal insurance market... which would be regulated by the federal government. So much for the "states' rights" party I'm sure the GOP is fine with the idea now because the magic of the free market would allow insurance carriers to bring the wonders of Mississippi's insurance market to the rest of the country, but in 2020 when a Democratic president and a Democratic congress start passing real regulation, it would mean a national healthcare exchange. And it would also make a nation-wide public option that much easier.