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Re: Obama’s ‘Unprecedented’ Remarks: Is the President Running Against the Supreme Cou
Its not that simple. Politically, its a disaster. Obama would have to have raised everyone's taxes first, as they are mostly paid in advance.
Then credit it back.
However, ultimately HC can be done at the national level if and when they can sell the people on such as single payer, and just add it to the budget. I am not recommending that, but such is a plan, and at least one of the plaintiff's attorney used this argument, that being that the government had other mechanisms by which to fund HC so as to cover those who did not have it. That there were other solutions available to any peceived problem with HC coverage, and it was merely up to COngress and the President to agree on one.
The solution Obama chose is a big mess. And its unconstitutional.
Plainly it isn't a stupid argument as it's one that's been made by some of the smartest lawyers and economists in the world. I would be inclined to think that it's stupid to write off the argument with no analysis whatsoever.
Certainly tax experts understand the argument:
Its not that simple. Politically, its a disaster. Obama would have to have raised everyone's taxes first, as they are mostly paid in advance.
Then credit it back.
However, ultimately HC can be done at the national level if and when they can sell the people on such as single payer, and just add it to the budget. I am not recommending that, but such is a plan, and at least one of the plaintiff's attorney used this argument, that being that the government had other mechanisms by which to fund HC so as to cover those who did not have it. That there were other solutions available to any peceived problem with HC coverage, and it was merely up to COngress and the President to agree on one.
The solution Obama chose is a big mess. And its unconstitutional.
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