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Propaganda Debunking

Squinch

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2. How about:

Reply to eissa (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 04:56 PM

Sep 2012

The greater the number getting the tax increase, the more of them will opt to get the insurance instead, which will bring down the premium for the average insurance policy. Your FB friend's own policy will likely benefit from this greater number. (In an appeal to the "I've got mine" mentality.)

Even though the 6 million is a small percentage of the total number of insured people.

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Help refute: 6 million will now get a tax increase because of Obamacare [View all] eissa Sep 2012 OP

It appears the same situation existed in MA. louis-t Sep 2012 #1

How about: Squinch Sep 2012 #2

So Obama got six million people who were planning on sticking the rest of us if they needed care ... Scuba Sep 2012 #3

I was going to cite Romneycare eissa Sep 2012 #4

Some old Romney statements backing individual mandate ... even at the federal level progree Sep 2012 #5