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Now that all US citizens will be required to have healthcare, a man like Obama WILL bring in expanded medicare that everyone CAN afford. Or some form of government public option the poor can buy into.
I've heard the idea floated that if Obamacare was found unconstitutional that the best thing to do would be for the President to request a one page bill be introduced in the Senate.
Something that said in effect.
"The eligibility age for medicare is removed. Any citizen can buy into medicare."
That sure as hell would've had lower premiums than any for profit plan offered by any health insurance company.
This doesn't kill private employer healthcare.
This is true.
For example, a German citizen who is in the top 10% of income earners can choose not to enroll in the German Health care system and get the entirety of their care from private insurance. The benefit for them is that they get quicker access to doctors for non-emergency care.