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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
Well, the bigger problem for the Rs is that if they kill the mandate without killing the rest of the bill (especially the no preexisting conditions, no caps parts) then private insurance will probably die, and it'll be really easy for government to pick up the slack. I've seen a lot of liberals pretty excited about this backdoor into Medicare for everyone.
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That's a very interesting angle. I hadn't considered that at all. But don't you think that if the mandate goes, the rest of the bill ultimately goes as well? I can't see this Congress allowing that sort of unfunded spending. To allow it to remain would turn us into a banana republic.
