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Originally Posted by Oerets
If the mandate for healthcare is struck down, then can they go after Social Security next?!
Barney
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No because the government does have the right to tax. That professor from G'town (I think) who is against PPACA said Medicare is a different story and that the government can tax people to provide Medicare. The big objection he had was the government can't "tax" you to provide private health insurance. So SinglePayer would be perfecly in line with the Constitutioon but not Aetna, US Healthcare, etc.
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Last edited by merrylander; 03-29-2012 at 02:35 PM.
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