Quote Originally Posted by Ashliana View Post
It indeed does "fix" it, as companies can no longer do those things. As for the cost, yes, rates may rise, and some of the burden is shifted on to the government. You know, like it is in every other industrialized nation on the planet--all of which are poorer than the United States and somehow still manage? Oh. Right.
You mean that the burden is shifted onto U.S. taxpayers?

In a parallel to how dividends are double-taxed (at the corporate level and then again at the individual level), healthy taxpayers are getting double-taxed (higher premiums & higher taxes to cover the expenses).