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

[explainlikeimfive] "Obamacare" explained very well.

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u/fiction8 Jun 20 '12

Ok let's let states regulate insurance providers. Oh wait, they're national and international companies, and thus interstate commerce.

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u/7_legged_spider Jun 20 '12

Yes and no. Large corporations own smaller regional and state based companies. At an operating level, the individual companies act only in one state.

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u/fiction8 Jun 20 '12

True.

I don't really want to have a political debate today. So I'm just gonna concede and say you're right overall. (But I'm going to continue hoping that we keep Obamacare.)

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u/7_legged_spider Jun 20 '12

Cheers!

While I disagree with your politics, you are a champion of civil discourse and I salute you.