All of them are powers granted by our Constitution, jackass. You can’t opt in or opt out any more than I could have opted out of paying for the Iraq war.

We’ll see about that, obviously.

That it doesn’t work on the state level, dumbass. Therefore, since we have a model (Medicare) that works on a national level, we’re are going copy it for a public option.

Brilliant analysis. Too bad you weren’t there to help save all those states and the people who live in them millions and millions of dollars.

As you have amply proven, you obviously are incapable of understanding Medicare’s long-term fiscal issues.

When the dollar collapses for good, it will be because of people like you. You will not escape the ensuing chaos.