Reply #182: Progressives Must Remove the Mandate!! [View All]

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With the mandate and without a public option this legislation is a piece of crap waiting to dump on the American people AND the Democratic Party.

With the mandate this legislation is worse than nothing. It forces people to buy into crappy plans just to stay out of jail or keep from being fined. Every time a health insurance CEO gives themselves another raise, the Democratic party will be blamed, just like people are blaming Obama for the bankster's bonuses. Every time someone gets a premium increase they will blame the Democratic party. Every time a corporation tells your doctor you don't need that service, you will blame the democratic party for forcing you to buy crappy, useless insurance.

Remove the mandate and if later down the road people are abusing the insurance corporations they could put it back in, or put in a trigger for the mandate.

Pass the few reforms in this bill without a mandate then also do reconciliation.