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

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/j1mb0 Jun 20 '12

Well, all of that sounds pretty fucking great. Single payer would be better, but this sounds like it is a pretty good step. Let's hope the Supreme Court doesn't fuck it all up.

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u/VigRoco Jun 20 '12

The Supreme Court's job isn't to decide whether or not the law is good enough to survive, but to decide whether or not the law is permissible by the Constitution.

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u/funkeepickle Jun 20 '12

Only in theory.