Just shut down the U.S Government already!

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Gamecube said:

Option- said:
Cannot understand what's so bad about an insurence as an European. Many people will be helped!!

Unspoken rule of american politics, "The title of the bill states the opposite", aka the bait and switch. It's called the "Affordable Care Act", if it's such a great thing why are unions, congressman, senators and POTUS exempt. If it's so affordable why are congressional staffers getting special subsidies. People are also displeased because we do not like being forced to buy things. This you must buy unless you renounce citizenship or die.

Unions aren't exempt.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/white-house-labor-obamacare-exemption-96793.html

Congress isn't "exempt" either.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/25/fact-check-congress-staff-are-exempt-from-obamacare/

As for the special subsidy, well, that existed long before the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.factcheck.org/2013/08/no-special-subsidy-for-congress/

Preserving the subsidies was also something that Republicans pursued:

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=0B949373-4D76-4622-8CE7-223370CC6B5E

And technically, you aren't being forced to buy anything. You can refuse to have healthcare. You'll just have to pay a tax:

"The money collected from these taxes goes towards funding ObamaCare and subsidizing hospitals who will have to cover unpaid emergency room visits. The money is also a down payment on your almost inevitable use of the health care system."

http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-individual-mandate.php

And unless you're Superman, you WILL eventualy usethe healthcare system.