that up until recently the Obama led effort has been executed pretty poorly.  I don't think the votes for a Medicare-Buy-In (which wouldn't work anyways without a mandate, but maybe that's for another time) were ever there, but none-the-less this hasn't been the smoothest year on HCR.

I disagree on the overall tune on subsidies.  The subsidies are essentially one big progressive tax.  I mean, lets just be blunt about this.  It's taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor - for the most part.  Half the spending goes to Medicaid/Chip, the other half to the exchange.  Most of the money raised to pay for that comes from taxing the wealthy and eliminating Medicare Adavantage.

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by HistoryByDay on 03/19/2010 08:58:12 PM EST

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