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Old 03-28-2012, 06:36 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT View Post
Once again you miss the point entirely. It doesn't matter, as far as the constitutionality of the law is concerned, that everyone will use healthcare at some point.
It matters because if people are going to use health care they are going to participate in interstate commerce regardless if they're paying for it or not. If everybody is participating then there's no real argument that someone can really opt out.

Jim, I actually read the entire transcript from yesterday...have you?

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