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Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by matheusmoreira on Friday September 10, 2021 @05:50PM (#28487300)
> In fact, quite a few of the stipulations of ACA make health insurance premiums explicitly a tax from the young/healthy to the old/sick.

Why not make it official then? Why not end this "insurance" thing and start funding hospitals with taxpayer money? The US is absolutely rich enough to do it.

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Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by lotsofpulp on Friday September 10, 2021 @06:01PM (#28487394)
Because sufficient number of legislators in the US congress would not vote for it back in 2010, hence this compromised situation.
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