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by sshThis 4612 days ago
Nope. This article's main point indicates that government should further expand into the healthcare business.

Obamacare sets the vital, initial steps into the industry.

Conservatives love to jump on this line because it bashes Obamacare. IN REALITY, it means it didn't go far enough.

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Obamacare sets the vital, initial steps into the industry.

False. The US federal government initially entered the private healthcare market in 1966, with the passage of Medicare. The transformation from private to public healthcare has been going on for nearly 50 years now.