I know this is probably hopeless, but I am really hoping to get a clear answer on these questions. I honestly don't know if the bill is worth supporting. One side says that the mandates and the regulations are too poor to justify it (or, at least, those are the arguments I take seriously. I don't care that you think the mandate is immoral -- I don't, so don't bother wasting your pixels on that issue, please). Supporters say it will do too much good, even in its weakened state, to reject.
I understand the opponents arguments, but I don't understand the supporters in the face of the points brought up by the opponents. So, after the cut, i am going to lay out what I think are the prime objections, and I would hope that supporters could explain why those points are wrong and/or why the bill still does too much good to let die.
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