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Originally Posted by Robbie
From what I understand the whole thing is financially in trouble.
I was kind of astounded when he made that the first thing on his list when he took office.
The country was on the verge of economic collapse, people had no jobs, homes were being foreclosed on, Social Security isn't exactly financially stable, and he actually campaigned on how "un-American" it was for Bush to run up the national debt!
And then he adds a giant bureaucracy that is in control of 1/3 of the nation's economy and forced people to pay for insurance who didn't even need it (like young and healthy people). 
Just didn't add up to me how a govt. that is already debt-ridden could spend even more money like this.
But if you recall...he sold us a bill of goods on how it was going to actually DECREASE the Federal deficit and DECREASE every family's insurance bill by $2,500 a year.
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i think he had his mind made up upon entering office that his #1 deal would be healthcare reform, so yes, it was a mistake for him to not back-burner it when 2008 happened. nevertheless, we did and do need reform, certainly he was genuine in wanting and trying to get a better system, but he's really a junior politician when you think about it. well, was then. but if we're going to repeal it change it whatever the next pres says it is, we can glean some things out of it. i want to think single-payer is a better way, but many think that's too socialists, too expensive.