“The logic just escapes me - if someone can’t afford to buy health insurance today what makes lawmakers believe that they can afford to pay a huge deductible?”
Everybody will be able to. We just have to not purchase the insurance and pay the premium. Then when we get sick, we go buy the coverage and pay the deductible. Overall, that will be a savings. Heck, they can’t turn anyone away for pre-existing conditions, so why buy ahead of time?
There will be enrollment periods like Medicare.