[colorado tanker]

Both these provisions are in the bill to game the CBO into scoring it as deficit reduction, which may provide cover to get them to the magic 216.

But, be prepared for this. If this monster passes, Congress will again pass the "doctor fix" which will reverse the Medicare cuts and will likely never have the "cadillac" tax kick in. They will then announce they have "fixed" the bill by taking out the two most unpopular items.

Of course, that will be a megadose of more deficit and might tank the economy, but who cares? They got their nationalized health care.

[Semperfiwife]

Not at all. They will have to raise taxes to European levels. 50-60% and no one will be exempt. Obamavilles will sprout up, maybe in those empty housing developments that Fannie and Freddie caused. But everyone will have an insurance ID card.