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1. #1    I believe Pelosi worked a deal to move Stupid, uh, Stupak off of this position. He'll be able to attach his ammendment but it will be subject to a floor vote (which means it will be pulled back out).
   That house on C street needs an exorcism.
   Maybe with Napalm.
   written by CwV since 13 days 14 hours 33 minutes
2. #2    Hey, if he can block Individual Mandate, Stupid has my vote.
   written by Mike5000 since 13 days 11 hours 30 minutes
3. #3    I seriously doubt that Individual Mandate will stand.
   It's a head tax.
   That's the Doomsday Book all over again. No one anywhere on the political spectrum can stand for that.
   And particularly with the conservative-stacked courts, I'd lay steep odds that this will be challenged, successfully, in the courts before it ever goes into force.
   Come to think of it, it could wind up being a deliberate throw-away.
   >thought experiment<
   In order to get the "fiscal conservatives" (AKA greeedy bas+ards) on board, Admin. put in a provision with a fancy name that takes away the cons arguments about increasing the defict or raising taxes, knowing that the Courts would interpret this as a Head Tax and throw it out. Now they've passed this massive overhaul but the courts have taken away this mechanism for financing it.
   Congress authorizes a tax hike accross the board, including corporate, drops the employer mandate in trade and funds the system out of the General Fund.
   >Ok, we're back<
   written by CwV since 13 days 10 hours 38 minutes
4. #4    @#3 - In the words of the corporate Dimocrap astroturfer: "La la land"
   written by Mike5000 since 13 days 2 hours 8 minutes
5. #5    At least I label flights of fancy as such.
   written by CwV since 11 days 21 hours 11 minutes

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