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irisheyes 
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,9:50 am |
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Here's a couple very early articles, with links to the decision. I haven't viewed much of it yet, but I'm sure it fell along party lines as was expected.
NPR
Reuters
Well, you can always appeal... Oh wait, I guess that's pretty much it.
HA!! Suck it! 
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Self-Banished
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,10:07 am |
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So what can they cram down our throats next? What will they force us to buy?
I have great health insurance now, I fully expect it to turn to crap now. Once again we creep a little further down that entitlement road. It's a sad, sad day 
Here's to you Irish 
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Expatriate
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,10:13 am |
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I wish we had went to system similar to Canada’s, our system is still on a for-profit basis...
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irisheyes
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,10:23 am |
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(Self-Banished @ Jun. 28 2012,10:07 am)
QUOTE I have great health insurance now, I fully expect it to turn to crap now. Once again we creep a little further down that entitlement road. It's a sad, sad day
I'm really not that much of an advocate for "Obamacare", I'm in the group that thinks it's a bandaid for the cluster___ of a system we have now. Like many things, it's a lesser of evils we're choosing from. Oddly enough though this is a republican plan, first proposed in the early 90's by the GOP, then in Massachusetts under Romney. It wasn't until Obama came out in favor of it that everyone started saying it's a horrible idea.
QUOTE So what can they cram down our throats next? What will they force us to buy?
Hardly anyone likes the mandate, but election after election people wanted to do something about pre-existing conditions, particularly for children. You can't have one without the other. And obviously repubs didn't have a better plan other than to keep saying no to everything.
You got a better idea, start a thread and we'll discuss it or email Boehner about how you'll solve the nations problems.
QUOTE Here's to you Irish
Don't take it personally, if the verdict came down the other way I'm sure you and the forum conservatives would be rubbing it in our face too.
But be careful, keep up that kind that attitude and your name might come up before the death panels.  
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Botto 82
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,10:31 am |
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Medical care SHOULD be an entitlement - for everyone.
There's no good reason some person should lose everything they own, just because they have cancer or somesuch condition.
Maybe if we spent less on 'bringing Democracy' to the Middle East, spending trillions on unnecessary wars, and the like, we wouldn't have these problems.
You're already paying for the medical care of the uninsured, via emergency room visits.
You need look no further than the $200 charge on your hospital bill for Tylenol to know that the system is already broken.
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Botto 82
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,10:49 am |
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People already have free healthcare in this country. They're called members of Congress.
If it's good enough for our so-called representatives, it's good enough for the rest of us.
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Rosalind_Swenson
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,11:07 am |
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Democracy Now! Did a live one hour broadcast of the ruling. They covered every aspect and side of the issue. Very informative.
http://www.democracynow.org/
I'm having major technical difficulties at the moment, but hopefully this link gets you to the correct video.
Even my keyboard is not working,have to type using on-screen keyboard. #thissucks
P.S. insurance companies for doing their best to keep their greedy lil fingers in control of peoples' lives, and for keeping We The People fighting each other. They've worked hard for this. Hopefully though this is a first step to make things better.
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Rosalind_Swenson
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Posted on: Jun. 28 2012,11:21 am |
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POTUS speaking live on the SCOTUS decision.
http://www.politico.com/livestream/
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