Twenty U.S. states sue federal government seeking end to Obamacare

[Gman]

Twenty U.S. states sue federal government seeking end to Obamacare

A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.

Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, the lawsuit said that without the individual mandate, which was eliminated as part of the Republican tax law signed by President Donald Trump in December, Obamacare was unlawful.

"The U.S. Supreme Court already admitted that an individual mandate without a tax penalty is unconstitutional," Paxton said in a statement. "With no remaining legitimate basis for the law, it is time that Americans are finally free from the stranglehold of Obamacare, once and for all," he said.

[JohnnyDrama]

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out....

[MarkCO]

That was the whole point of including it in the Tax Law. Only surprised it took so long to get here. When the defendant agrees with the plaintiff, the judges become irrelevant.

[CoGirl303]

After high school, I had a job and health insurance was $80 a month, $1,500 deductible, $2,000 max out of pocket through BCBS. Year 2000.

Fast forward to last year, through Cigna it was $290 a month, $6,000 deductible, $6550 max out of pocket. for a single person.

I am not quite sure how that is "affordable" but I had to cancel it because I couldnt afford it.

If a plan was what I posted for 2000... and wasnt chocked full of exclusions on just about anything and everything. I'd be fine with it because that's reasonable and affordable.

ObamaCare is neither.


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