You are now in my liked list, thank you for not being a moron.
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Something you missed.. Only about 5% actually covers the health care bill and taxes.
And you know this exactly, how? I have read more than 5% of it, and I can personally say that I guarantee more of it is about the taxes alone.
There are no 'riding bills' within this, and if you had actually read it or investigated further, rather than simply believe what a bunch of yours friends or the news told you, then you may seem semi-intelligent.
5% of 3,000 pages (though the bill is not actually quite that long, thanks for the hyperbole) is exactly 150 pages. The taxes, fines, and implementation of these will easily take at least 100 pages worth of legal jargon.
You must take into consideration how the bill deals with ALL of the following, plus HUNDREDS of other things:
- How they will deal with current health care companies
- How salaries of health care workers will be affected
- How taxes are put into place
- Who will be taxed and how much
- The possible penalties for not paying the taxes or fines, IE: jail time
- EVERYTHING that is covered by each plan
- How abortion will be dealt with
- How a public option will be offered, or denied, and why
- Address things like pre-existing conditions and forcing approval of them
And much, much, much more. All of that right there is easily 500+ pages.