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In reply to the discussion: Ruling may gut 'Obamacare,' but Republicans would feel the heat if millions lose subsidies [View all]No Vested Interest
(5,166 posts)2. I heard - don't know where- on TV, I believe- that if the
Supremes vote against the ACA, the subsidies would remain in effect for one year.
Has anyone else heard that scenario?
Is that plausible?
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Ruling may gut 'Obamacare,' but Republicans would feel the heat if millions lose subsidies [View all]
lovuian
May 2015
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i predict, first, the supremos won't gut it on a technicality; second, republicans will fix it.
unblock
May 2015
#1
yep, their worst nightmare will have come to pass: that Obamacare will become as popular
CTyankee
May 2015
#17
I have heard that is not possible because it makes setting insurance rates for next year
kairos12
May 2015
#25
The article says the Repuplicants would blame the Dems for passing flawed legislation
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#3
That's a good way of looking at at it. Thank you for pointing it out./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#9
Comments by Alito and Boss Scalia indicate they would toss it back to Congress
kairos12
May 2015
#26
They won't dance in the streets when we use it as a campaign issue in 016 and hit them...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#7
It would be completely worth the suffering of the blameless people if that happened.
graegoyle
May 2015
#11
No they wont feel anything, they'll send out their FUD to claim it's all dems fault and 2/3rds of th
uponit7771
May 2015
#6
I don't think that folks were OK with the shut down. Most polls have people dead set
CTyankee
May 2015
#19
The insurance companies would cut boner and the republicans off at the knees if anything
Doctor_J
May 2015
#12
The quandary the wingnut justices have is if they adopt the plaintiffs' arguments, how do they
geek tragedy
May 2015
#20
From what I have heard, Scalia is a stickler textual correctness. And the case before the SCOTUS
secondwind
May 2015
#22