Will the SCOTUS ruling on the health car law have any effect?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

I personally think the mandate was not necessary and if it had been excluded much of the case against the law would have not happened. Instead of a mandate they should have just handled like the Medicare drug plan program where people could only opt in at one time of the year and if they put it off the price would go up each year.

Whether or not that would have worked, it wasn't something that the Supreme Court could have done.

There are many ways the law could be better, but what we have is what was passed in the best circumstances we've had or are likely to have for a while. So while it would be nice to get rid of it and start over, that would be the same as getting rid of it and not starting over.

[chrisinhouston]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Whether or not that would have worked, it wasn't something that the Supreme Court could have done.

There are many ways the law could be better, but what we have is what was passed in the best circumstances we've had or are likely to have for a while. So while it would be nice to get rid of it and start over, that would be the same as getting rid of it and not starting over.

No and I agree and for the most part I have supported the law as a whole. My arm chair policy making is just what I would have liked to have seen. I hope this is a message to Congress to get over it and move on and where possible or necessary make changes to the existing law but give up on repealing it. But I'm not overly optimistic on that wish!