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bvar22

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1. Forcing every American to buy Health Insurance from For Profit Corporations?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:27 PM

Jul 2012

"the new 'third rail" ???

Giving the 1% a mandated nice, big cut of our Tax Payer Money, right off the top for doing absolutely NOTHING?
"the new 'third rail" ???

FDR and LBJ are weeping.

The American People OWN and Administer Social Security and Medicare as a Non-Profit piece of our Common Wealth.

What do the American People get to OWN in the ACA?

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Passed, Signed, Upheld [View all] bigtree Jul 2012 OP

Forcing every American to buy Health Insurance from For Profit Corporations? bvar22 Jul 2012 #1

It's passed, signed, and upheld ... but you want to keep arguing it. frazzled Jul 2012 #2

wow, frazzled bigtree Jul 2012 #5

Wow. Good historical commentary! n/t BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #7

Dayum! Chorophyll Jul 2012 #10

Sure. bvar22 Jul 2012 #12

look at Vermont and California bigtree Jul 2012 #13

A minor clause in the ACA has allowed the individual States... bvar22 Jul 2012 #19

Actually that's not true SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #9

Your marketing brochure for the ACA in that thread contains some bogus information. bvar22 Jul 2012 #20

I'll let the facts speak for themselves when one goes to the link SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #21

The Supreme Court DID strike down... bvar22 Jul 2012 #22

Upheld bigtree Jul 2012 #3

Anyone refusing to accept ACA at this point is in effect refusing to accept the US constitution. DCBob Jul 2012 #4

When will seniors have to start buying their own Medicare? n/t leftstreet Jul 2012 #8

Maybe when the GOPers take over completely. DCBob Jul 2012 #17

By 1973... 99Forever Jul 2012 #6

oh, this is no 'victory lap,' 99Forever bigtree Jul 2012 #11

I tell you what I do see, buddy. 99Forever Jul 2012 #14

superficial? bigtree Jul 2012 #15

Don't wordsmith my comments pal. 99Forever Jul 2012 #16

no wordsmithing here, pal bigtree Jul 2012 #18