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Months ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments by the Obama lawyers and the defense lawyers over Obamacare.
Some days later, the Justices got together and voted on whether to strike down all or part of Obamacare, but they have not released the results of their vote.
The final ruling is expected to be released in the next few weeks.
But for the last three months, American opinion has been pretty unchanging: They want it GONE.
If the Supremes strike down the entire law, that's that.
But if they strike down only the mandate as unconstitutional, but leave the rest, then Obamacare will die a long, slow death. Chronically ill people will continue to sign on, in hopes of taking more from the system than they put in; while healthy people (which is most Americans) will avoid it like the plague. And so the insurance companies who must support it, will be drained of resources faster and faster, until they go out of business.
Hopefully the Supremes will make it quick and merciful... for the country, not for the Obamanites.
Poll: Most Americans want full or partial overturn of health care law
by Paige Winfield Cunningham
June 7, 2012, 12:42PM
More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court justices will overturn some or all of President Obama's health care overhaul when they announce their decision later this month, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday morning. Forty-one percent of respondents said they want the court to undo the entire law, while another 27 percent said it should strike the individual mandate to buy health insurance but leave the rest of the law intact.
The poll showed little change in public opinion since March, when the court considered constitutional challenges to the law in a marathon week of hearings.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
What specific areas do "most people" want overturned?
the whole law. I look at it this way, if congress cannot even read the bill being voted upon beforehand, then there is no reason to have it voted into law.
I'm ok with that, I guess... it certainly wasn't perfect and would have needed a lot of changes.
But that means we'll go back to the status quo, because that's the mantra I hear: "do nothing."
And so we'll do nothing... and health outcomes will continue to trail expenses per capita, which will continue to be among the highest in the first world. And health care expenditure as a percentage of GDP will continue to grow by leaps and bounds, putting a severe strain on future GDP. And the tens of millions with no health insurance will continue to grow. But I guess that's what we want.
I'm sorry that you don't like any facet of this program, I think it has some good points to it. I happen to like the fact that it gets rid of pre-existing conditions. Having scrapped with an insurance company over this issue (I had NO pre-existing condition, they simply made it up), I think that's a wonderful part of the health care reform bill.
I like the part where you can have your children on your insurance until the age of 26. With so many companies now who don't offer health care, it's kind of nice. (Note, my children are all over 26, so no, it's not because I, personally, would benefit from this.)
I would think that insurance companies would be biting at the bit for this, it will bring them so much more revenue and business.
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