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by ethbr1 101 days ago
US voter math: remove penalties/taxes + increase benefits = everything is fine

Thus solving the problem.

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The penalties were extremely unpopular and affected poor people the most.

I know the economic idea, but it is not a good mechanism for society.

The expanded Medicaid was supposed to take care of poor people, but several states refused to implement that.