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Originally posted by FreeFromTheHerd
Originally posted by underduck
Fine. Then stay off any road that you didnt build yourself, educate your kids at home, and never mail anything ever again.
The federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in education.
That is a state matter.
Have you ever actually read the Constitution?
Originally posted by shaolin_dragon
I asked earlier, but think it might have been missed in the rush.
If Kagen helped to write/advise on this..how is she able to vote on it as well? I thought I remembered reading that Kagen was an advisor on it.
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by OutKast Searcher
The right wing has been telling people that over and over.
Now they have to eat crow.
Originally posted by Ookie
It is a tax I will never pay. Ever. Period end of discussion. I am not being forced to buy something. I will fight it with all my being. I asked over and over and I will ask again here, what document do those bozos read from? It can't be the constitution unless they have a different one than I do. Those "justices" need to tarred and feathered. TODAY. This cannot stand. It just can't. They do not have the right to tell me what I have to buy. No court can give them that right. No matter what. I'd rather go to jail.
Originally posted by haarvik
All you supporters of this law really need to take a hard look at socialized medicine around the world. It DOES raise your taxes, it DOES limit access to proper medical care. FACT!!
Originally posted by LevelHeaded
reply to post by spinalremain
I hear what you are saying, but I for one do not care who's idea the individual mandate was. The federal gov't (any past, current, or future parties) should not be mandating that every person purchase something.
With that said, the health care costs and health insurance are completely out of control and something needs to be done to fix them. And no, I do not have the solution. This law does help in may ways, it's just the individual mandate that I feel is wrong.
Why do we HAVE to go with this plan?
Originally posted by underduck
Yes. I have debating with people on whether or not they need to pay taxes.
If this failed and your state ended up supporting the act would you be all for it then?
Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by OutKast Searcher
From my understanding it's not "will stand" but if it were written as a tax it "could stand"? Currently forcing us to buy a corporate product isn't a tax... unless we wanted to take our little hint at Fascism and just have an all out Fascist blowout here?
Originally posted by underduck
Yes. I have debating with people on whether or not they need to pay taxes.
If this failed and your state ended up supporting the act would you be all for it then?
Originally posted by the4thhorseman
In case my question is lost..what about the 48-49% of people that don't pay taxes now...ARE they exempt from this tax if they opt out of having insurance?