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WRONG. This was an unconstitutional strong-arming of the representative political system; Washington is supposed to represent THE PEOPLE (the majority of whom were against this), not act as though it knows best for all citizens. This does not 'further entrench' the current system. Our increasingly domineering gov't is FORCING the insurancecompanies (who are wrongly vilified - remember, insurance companies, banks, and credit card companies enable the high quality of life we enjoy, and insurance companies make an average profit margin of only 2%) OUT OF BUSINESS by requiring unprecedented coverage. Premiums will skyrocket, and our eminently benevolent Leviathan will swoop in to either offer alternative, gov't healthcare, or force a cap on insurance premiums and subsidize company losses (another gov't takeover...yay!). And FORCING millions of new Americans to purchase healthcare is yet another form of bureaucratic control and redistribution of wealth - who do you think is paying for these subsidies? The gov't ALWAYS FAILS. It is always ineffective and inefficient. The prospect of MORE gov't control (true universal healthcare) is a hideous phantasm that threatens our freedoms, security, and quality of life. Vote Libertarian. Live free, and reap what you sow. PEACE!

Haha thanks. Regarding your other claim concerning the insurance companies, it doesn't seem beneficial for ANY profiting entity in the private sector to be forced to provide services that overextend their current budgeting model; being unable to determine provisions based on preexisting conditions is going to raise premiums to an unaffordable level. Guess who is going to make up the difference? Whether the gov't subsidizes inflated premiums through the individual mandate or subsidizes ins companies to keep them in business and keep premiums low, there's a whole lot of gov't hands in the honey pot. I fear this is yet another fallen domino in the government's systematic takeover of America's most powerful institutions: banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and education is next. The expansion of the bureaucracy means the expansion of rules and red tape, oversight and penalties, the championing of mediocrity, the death of wealth and excellence, the subservience of the individual to the 'common good,' and the decline of American innovation and freedom. We heard the horror stories during his campaign, and now the Anointed One is proving the right right. After YEARS AND YEARS of COUNTLESS gov't blunders, failures, and debacles; after COUNTLESS efforts and initiatives aimed directly at curbing success and enforcing a contrived, counterproductive semblance of 'equality,' HOW CAN ANYONE ASK FOR MORE GOVERNMENT?