[quote=IForget]
I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]

It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.

None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.