Do You Like Apples?

[Disciple]

Tell me why you like it.

People who can't afford insurance already have state and gov't sponsored programs. People who CAN afford it and choose not to are idiots, but are well within their rights. That's their choice.

Tell my why you support this "tax" for a reason other than your political bullshit.

A fair question, you lice ridden cement head.

In general, it sinks a harpoon into the Medical/Pharmaceutical/Insurance block that, along with the Energy/Oil and Banking conglomerates, is really running this country.

I can't/ don't have time to answer your question in as much detail as I would like. I am on my cell, cannot copy and paste and Wikipedia has 11 pages listing the provisions of the Act.

It essentially guarantees that citizens will not die from lack of insurance or go broke paying for treatment.

Insurers are prohibited from discriminating against or charging higher fees for pre-existing conditions.

Insurers are prohibited from establishing annual spending caps.

It establishes a voluntary, long term care insurance program.

All new plans must cover certain preventive services such as mammograms (how are your tits, sweetheart?) and colonoscopies (NOT going there) without charging a co-pay or deductible.

And it eliminates that group of people who are "free" to go without insurance, thus costing the taxpayers (that's us) an arm and a leg when they inevitably DO get sick.

Virtually ALL of the First and Second Worlds have universal state-sponsored health insurance. We don't/didn't.

Ask yourself why. Look at the forest instead of the trees.