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Old 03-28-2012, 08:34 PM   #71
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by spence View Post
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?

-spence
Spence, in your previous post, you didn't make a reference to the Commerce clause. you implied that the individual mandate was justified because of how many people participate in healthcare. I was reacting to what you posted.
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