The SC decision on the ACA, actually HELPS the GOP

[candycorn]

Look at it this way, right wingers, the 6-3 decision on the ACA helps the GOP's efforts to fight for the White House next year.

Had the ACA been overturned, 6.4 million individuals (2/3 of whom live in red states) would have been irate and the anger would have been squarely directed toward republicans in both congress and the highly biased Supreme Court.

Now republican candidates can basically say that it was just a "bad" decision by the 'Supremes", without having to defend to millions of constituents WHY they are uninsured and the role they previously played in trying to overturn the law.

That is one way to look at it. I equate that opinion, however, with the old canard about what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's patently false.

The decision today does push Obamacare into Hillary's column and the GOP could rail against it.

But, much like Ben-Gotcha, aren't you tired of hearing about the supposed issue? Americans are and the over-riding reaction to the GOP bringing up this or Ben-Gotcha will be a sigh and an eye-roll. Neither have had any traction; Obama's won re-election after getting the ACA passed, his approval ratings are up near 50% again despite his party losing in 2014's midterms, Hillary's ratings are still superior to all GOP comers with a few outlier polls and she hasn't run one ad yet.

Put another way, the best endorsement for Mechanic A is that you took your car to Mechanic B instead and it broke down.

In our case here, Mechanic A (the GOP) tried to scare you, lied to you, bully you, acted like a brat by acting like little bitches after the car was fixed (the law was passed)....

And as it turns out the car was fixed (after Mechanic B told a whopper to get you into the garage) and the inspectors agree that the law is sound .

Another Obama bot speaking for what all of America is thinking, it must be quite a burden knowing what everyone thinks.

Not burdensome at all

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[Freewill]

Look at it this way, right wingers, the 6-3 decision on the ACA helps the GOP's efforts to fight for the White House next year.

Had the ACA been overturned, 6.4 million individuals (2/3 of whom live in red states) would have been irate and the anger would have been squarely directed toward republicans in both congress and the highly biased Supreme Court.

Now republican candidates can basically say that it was just a "bad" decision by the 'Supremes", without having to defend to millions of constituents WHY they are uninsured and the role they previously played in trying to overturn the law.

That is one way to look at it. I equate that opinion, however, with the old canard about what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's patently false.

The decision today does push Obamacare into Hillary's column and the GOP could rail against it.

But, much like Ben-Gotcha, aren't you tired of hearing about the supposed issue? Americans are and the over-riding reaction to the GOP bringing up this or Ben-Gotcha will be a sigh and an eye-roll. Neither have had any traction; Obama's won re-election after getting the ACA passed, his approval ratings are up near 50% again despite his party losing in 2014's midterms, Hillary's ratings are still superior to all GOP comers with a few outlier polls and she hasn't run one ad yet.

Put another way, the best endorsement for Mechanic A is that you took your car to Mechanic B instead and it broke down.

In our case here, Mechanic A (the GOP) tried to scare you, lied to you, bully you, acted like a brat by acting like little bitches after the car was fixed (the law was passed)....

And as it turns out the car was fixed (after Mechanic B told a whopper to get you into the garage) and the inspectors agree that the law is sound .

Another Obama bot speaking for what all of America is thinking, it must be quite a burden knowing what everyone thinks.

Not burdensome at all

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Just super awesome.

But you are right, I am tired of hearing of the incompetence of Mrs Clinton and how she, Obama and Rice lied to the people. Nothing is going to be done about it so might as well forget about it, except there is an election coming, we should never forget.

 

[LeftofLeft]

if you had a law which said that healthy people are going to pay in – you made explicit healthy people pay in and sick people get money, it would not have passed

The "logic' of the above basically describes ANY type of insurance. No car insurance company could survive if less accident-prone drivers were not essentially subsidizing those drivers who get into accidents.

So you are saying that insurance companies depend on the consumers' stupidity??

 

[nat4900]

So you are saying that insurance companies depend on the consumers' stupidity??

No, the ideal for an insurance company is higher premiums and fewer claims

 

[LeftofLeft]

So you are saying that insurance companies depend on the consumers' stupidity??

No, the ideal for an insurance company is higher premiums and fewer claims

What you are saying is that the US Government is an Insurance company backed by a mandate.

 

[nat4900]

What you are saying is that the US Government is an Insurance company backed by a mandate.

Just like Medicare and Veterans' Care