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U.S. News & World Report op-ed: The 'I Don't Wanna' Caucus
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/laura-chapin/2015/06/08/paying-for-other-peoples-health-care-is-american?google_editors_picks=true-snip-
DENVER - Of all the arguments put forth against everything from the Affordable Care Act to social safety net programs, the "I don't want to pay for X" argument from the right has to be the most asinine. The upcoming decision on the Supreme Court's King vs. Burwell case – which could yank subsidies out from under anyone using the federal health care exchange – is a prime example.
As Robert Schlesinger has pointed out, the lawsuit's proponents are relying on a known falsehood about the intent of the law because they don't want taxpayer support going to people who otherwise couldn't afford health insurance. It's "I Don't Wanna" as a Supreme Court test case.
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