I believe that conservatives thought the same about Social Security and Medicare when they first came to being the law of the land. Now, just about all of the residents of The Villages take full advantage of Social Security and Medicare. The same will happen under the ACA. There will be griping at the beginning but in several years, it will be a most common feature of our lives that we will assume it has always been around.

Remember that Medicare and Social Security were never meant to be the sole means of support but a good safety net.