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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
As I have said before, the law, when fully implemented, will produce some unintended consequenses, which will be amended and improved over time. There are many moving parts in the law, and most are not fully understood, and probably won't be until the law actually takes full effect. There are some attempts to contain costs, but I never was aware of that being the primary thrust of the bill. I always saw the primary thrust to be making health care coverage available and affordable for all. Without question the final bill was the culmination of a piece here from dems, a piece there from repubs, and a piece out of the middle from the insurance lobby and special interests in the healthcare community. The "hidden tax" we all pay currently, is the cost of the uninsured recieving "free" healthcare, which is actually paid by the rest of us.
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I accept all you say and you make good points.
My impression of what the bill was for came from the President...very very loud and very very clear as he was engaged in a primary..in 2008 he said..
"""A mandate means that in some fashion, everybody will be forced to buy health insurance." Instead of going that route, his plan, he said, "emphasizes lowering costs."
He carried this through all the way...to my knowledge he never ammended anything and we did not know that COST was not addressed until the very end.....and also TORT reform...he made quiet a noise about having that as well.
On the bill itself, not sure if the FEDERAL government should or can do what is now going to be expected AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, how in the world will this ever get paid for ?