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counter: single payer is a hypothetical and not the law in question here. -- nm
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Max
Mar 27 '12, 13:42
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Yup. Not the same. nm
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Dignan
Mar 27, 13:48
No, she's wondering why a law that preserves private insurers is seen as less constitutional than Social Security. -- nm
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mara
Mar 27, 13:47
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Right, it's different if you're forcing people to deal with a third party. It's more constitutional to pay the government directly for services
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Max
Mar 27, 13:51
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But that's the argument the anti-health care folks are making. -- nm
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ty97
Mar 27, 13:52
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And I think they're wrong and this law is constitutional, but I think comparing it to single payer is apples and oranges. -- nm
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Max
Mar 27, 13:55
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I guess my argument in response (though I'd like it to be a loser) is that it's the private element that makes it different. The fact that the
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pmb
Mar 27, 13:55
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It is constitutional in that the government is given various powers to deal with the health, safety and welfare of the people. It can't bestow those
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pmb
Mar 27, 14:02
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That wasn't the question. -- nm
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ty97
Mar 27, 13:43
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