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In reply to the discussion: When does ACA become a "failure"? [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)by Alf Landon. And there was criticism from the left as well: "In our opinion, the Wagner bill is not designed to provide social security for the masses of the people. In our opinion this bill is designed, rather, to provide security for the rich who dominate the country."
See http://billmoyers.com/content/deja-vu-all-over-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-tirades-against-social-security-and-medicare/
Its constitutionality was challenged in 1937 (and Roosevelt tried to pack the court).
And while polls showed that people liked the idea of "old age insurance," a vast percentage of the population did not understand the law at all.
We should just be concentrating on the ACA's benefits and future potential, and probably ignore the obviously political railings against it. It's the law, it's not going to be rescinded. It's already passed its constitutionality test; it's in its infancy still. I think the more we try to rebut their crazy accusations, the more average people believe there is something to the accusations.