I wish he didn’t want this so bad, but he might be thinking if he gets rid of the mandate it will give us the individual choice of buying it or not. I guess that’s a start... I know he wants to make it so we can buy insurance across state lines (which I don’t think is in the bill) and there’s no way he’s going to want illegals to buy into it.
I've listened to some smart people talk about this and the bill isn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be IF phase 2 and 3 are implemented. That's the problem. Phase 2 are regulatory issues that HHS can accomplish without Congress but the real meat of the matter is in Phase 3 and I have NO confidence that any of that will ever see the light of day and without it this bill is a disaster.