oldernwiser
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So we get it, Right Wingnuts. You're going to be against this whether it's a tax, a penalty or a chocolate chip cookie. So who fucking cares what you like or don't like about it. Those of us who don't view our health and well-being as a products or commodities get why this bill is important. The Oldy McSwingyballs contingent will just have to suck it.
Sorry about being so late for this party.
You're right, it doesn't matter at all whether you call it a penalty, or a tax, or even a penalty that's assessed as a tax. The only thing that matters is that SCOTUS ruled the mandate constitutional when looked at from the viewpoint of the government's 2nd argument. That part's all over now kids.
I will take issue with your 2nd point. ACA messed with our INSURANCE, not so much with our HEALTH CARE. These are 2 different issues, and as usual, our government decided to tackle the one that would have made the smallest amount of difference on any of us.
In point of fact, our HEALTH is, has been, and will continue to be a "commodity". Not even ACA changes that. The cost of HEALTH CARE continues to rise at a rate faster than the GDP, and all the government can do is change our insurance rates? How is it that this is the one point no one ever talks about?