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16. +1 Get ready for For-Profit Medicare, For-Profit Social Security

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 07:38 PM

Jun 2012

They'll eventually End Homelessness by Mandating Home Ownership!!!!1111

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Robert Reich: Supreme Court will Uphold Affordable HealthCare Act [View all] spanone Jun 2012 OP

SCOTUSBlog predicts mandate will be upheld... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #1

i look at this as hope..... i hope. spanone Jun 2012 #2

I would rather the mandate NOT be upheld. I would prefer my coverage be through taxation, like my WinkyDink Jun 2012 #43

So would I nt freedom fighter jh Jun 2012 #55

i would too... but rateyes Jun 2012 #60

It takes guts and optimism to write an article like this.. tokenlib Jun 2012 #3

Racism BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #4

I don't think they care anymore. notadmblnd Jun 2012 #11

Reich is being silly cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #5

Yep, I agree. This group is one of zealots, not beholden to the public trust in the least. CTyankee Jun 2012 #32

Right Richard D Jun 2012 #40

like CU...... a kennedy Jun 2012 #80

It will be upheld because the health insurers tell them to. Sirveri Jun 2012 #85

Not silly now Logical Jun 2012 #98

I think it will stand as well, but because Glitterati Jun 2012 #6

If you are correct, stubtoe Jun 2012 #15

The guy needs to be Glitterati Jun 2012 #44

Interesting point! Logical Jun 2012 #69

I Had The Same Thought . . . DarthDem Jun 2012 #73

Most interesting point. Watching his behavior lately is like watching a five-year-old throwing a calimary Jun 2012 #78

I would love to hear how SCOTUS gives one ounce of a shit about public perception. Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #7

Legacy? I don't know... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #8

that and the public trust spanone Jun 2012 #9

Or... gives one ounce of a shit about the public. n/t gkhouston Jun 2012 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author gkhouston Jun 2012 #75

meh. Once the SCOTUS appointed W pResident, the demonstrated magical thyme Jun 2012 #10

Hogwash.... matmar Jun 2012 #12

+1 Get ready for For-Profit Medicare, For-Profit Social Security leftstreet Jun 2012 #16

They're already doing that -- Philly just passed a law criminalizing feeding the homeless. Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #89

Yes, EXACTLY. I don't think they would have the guts Raine Jun 2012 #22

Yeppers! SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #48

Then what is your explanation for Scalia and Thomas voting to strike it down, bornskeptic Jun 2012 #51

wake up, have some coffee. they haven't struck it down yet..... spanone Jun 2012 #90

That's my fear. But freedom fighter jh Jun 2012 #56

How is it a mandate in any way other than wording when there are zero penalties Bandit Jun 2012 #94

There is a tax penalty if you don't purchase. freedom fighter jh Jun 2012 #96

Absolutely. woo me with science Jun 2012 #59

SCOTUS has been expanding the commerce clause for a long time now. NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #61

it limits profits though veganlush Jun 2012 #72

Maybe he knows something we don't know... stubtoe Jun 2012 #13

Agreed. Roberts could care less what his legacy is. McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #20

Someone plez help me out. What the hell is he talking about re. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #14

What can the public do? They can overthrow the whole thing, open any history harun Jun 2012 #30

I have opened a few history books thank you. Maybe you want to give me some examples rhett o rick Jun 2012 #67

You were wrong about Roberts. Epic ruling today. God Bless. harun Jun 2012 #109

Reich was correct in predicting that the SCOTUS and specifically Roberts rhett o rick Jun 2012 #110

Hard to say. I know B*sh wouldn't have nominated him if he was simply harun Jun 2012 #111

We still can . . . aggiesal Jun 2012 #34

We have to act thru our "representatives" and they have rhett o rick Jun 2012 #68

Reich may be right. DCBob Jun 2012 #17

Sorry but the SCOTUS is like the Pope---it thinks it is infallible and it does not care what its McCamy Taylor Jun 2012 #18

Yeah, the first thing I thought of was Fat Tony & Opus Dei. Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #42

I don't trust Roberts anymore.... ut oh Jun 2012 #19

I lost my trust in these bastards December 12, 2000. liberalmuse Jun 2012 #21

The Mandate WILL be upheld, bvar22 Jun 2012 #23

Agree 100%. grahamhgreen Jun 2012 #29

exactly abelenkpe Jun 2012 #36

Can't believe some actually think this mandate bs is a good thing. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #49

So called "Centrists" from the Upper Middle Class, bvar22 Jun 2012 #53

Yep. The uninsured are the Cadillac driving Welfare Queens of 2012. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #70

They are "sick & tired of paying for the "FreeLoaders" in the Emergency Rooms"[/i]. bvar22 Jun 2012 #99

Corporate propaganda. The ACA was the slickest bipartisan political scam woo me with science Jun 2012 #64

+1. Well said. n/t Laelth Jun 2012 #91

Well Said. bvar22 Jun 2012 #101

Thank you for adding that. woo me with science Jun 2012 #102

And... woo me with science Jun 2012 #106

Absolutely this is the correct answer. woo me with science Jun 2012 #57

Damn straight. The fascist court will uphold the fascist mandate. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #58

They are going to blow a hole in it Zanzoobar Jun 2012 #62

All the right wing "friends of the court" filed briefs support overturning ACA. pampango Jun 2012 #88

Who knows? But so far the S.Ct. has voted aligned to their parties.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #24

I don't think Reich is right on this one, and maybe I'm thinking backwards on this, but ... 1-Old-Man Jun 2012 #25

Do you think they care what the Public thinks? DearAbby Jun 2012 #26

Of course they will - it's a it mandates trillions to big insurance that they'll use to crush reform grahamhgreen Jun 2012 #27

I think the mixed Arizona ruling was a sop to make them look bipartisan Mutiny In Heaven Jun 2012 #28

Doubt it. But, Scalia's angry freakout might have been a good sign. Faygo Kid Jun 2012 #31

really. what he did was beyond the pale. the supremes are 'supposed' to be neutral spanone Jun 2012 #33

I hope Reich is correct. MineralMan Jun 2012 #35

They had their chance to show they care radarluv Jun 2012 #37

It will be upheld because it's a windfall for a big business ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #38

SCOTUS ***CAN*** afford to lose public trust. They answer to the .01% only. They care NOTHING about valerief Jun 2012 #39

This reads more like an appeal to the Supreme Court justices than an article aimed at the public. Marr Jun 2012 #41

I dont think they care what the public thinks of them. nt GusFring Jun 2012 #45

they are in now way Bellerophon Jun 2012 #63

The Court lost all credibility with Bush vs. Gore and hasn't gained any of it back. BlueCheese Jun 2012 #46

Intrade -79% chance will rule unconstitutional ErikJ Jun 2012 #47

Well my bet is on the Supreme COurt blog bigdarryl Jun 2012 #50

Retraction???:-) Logical Jun 2012 #100

Personally, I Prefer Single Payer mckara Jun 2012 #52

What makes you think this Court would not strike down single payer? TomCADem Jun 2012 #82

I don't think Roberts gives a rat's ass about the standing of the court. Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #54

What am I missing? AynRandCollectedSS Jun 2012 #65

I agree with you. emulatorloo Jun 2012 #79

God willing! AynRandCollectedSS Jul 2012 #113

John Roberts is not concerned about **Jack Shit**, so now I am pretty sure it's doomed. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #66

I am WRONG...happily WRONG. We can still get to single payer. :) nt LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #97

Thats possibly the least realistic prediction you could make quakerboy Jun 2012 #71

That would make a HUGE mess at the Fox News studios KinMd Jun 2012 #76

Damn, that's some industrial-strength wishful thinking. n/t gkhouston Jun 2012 #77

Scalia's shocking statements have disgraced the Court. Reich makes a good case. Thanks for posting. freshwest Jun 2012 #81

I can think of one thing that could influence Roberts loyalsister Jun 2012 #83

Don't see it Prophet 451 Jun 2012 #84

it will uphold it because it's a republican plan. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #86

+10000 Of course it was going to be upheld. woo me with science Jun 2012 #105

Well, even tho many of us have tried to point that out to the enchanted Dragonfli Jun 2012 #107

We have reached deliberate partisan psychosis. woo me with science Jun 2012 #108

I think healthcare will be upheld... CoffeeCat Jun 2012 #87

And..... woo me with science Jun 2012 #103

I admire Reich's optimism, but Roberts is a political animal at heart Arkana Jun 2012 #92

I say 7-2 to uphold the mandate. Laelth Jun 2012 #93

thank you mr reich spanone Jun 2012 #95

That man is brilliant. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2012 #104

Good call! Quantess Jun 2012 #112