Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/health/policy/23legal.html?th&emc=th
The article cites "experts" who say the legal challenges to the hcr bill will go nowhere thanks to the mandate being couched in terms of taxation (you know those "tax and spend Democrats!" old stereotypes die hard). Funny--the NYtimes is also reporting that this bill isn't popular with most Americans which, to me, seems to make this an instance of... SAY IT WITH ME: Taxation Without Representation! That's right, technically we have representation, but since when do politicians do what the people want? Everyone knows, after that SCOTUS decision, that corporations buy and sell legislation like candy. This bill passing is evidence that the health insurance lobby must have given buckets of cash out to politicians. Why else would the USG think forcing people who can't afford insurance to buy it anyway was a good idea? They could be idiots, I guess.
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