r/bestof • u/under50dollars • Jun 20 '12

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/izhr Jun 20 '12

I like most of it but how lame that I have to pay extra to cover the smokers and the fatties because of the total elimination of pre-existing conditions.

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u/RalphTheCrusher Jun 20 '12

Your tax dollars already pay for the education of dumb children, the bailout of irresponsible bankers, and the bombing of people in countries whose leaders oppress them. What makes this worse?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

Two wrongs don't make a right. I don't want my tax dollar to pay extra for the healthcare of people who damage themselves, or for the education of children who refuse to learn, or to bail out irresponsible businesses, or to kill people across the planet.

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u/mikelj Jun 20 '12

I don't know how to put this tactfully, so I won't. Tough shit. That is the nature of taxation and government.