“In order for Obamacare's cost structure to work, millions of Americans must sign up to pay inflated prices; that would help pay for the subsidies to cover insurance company costs on those with pre-existing conditions.”

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This reads as an argument about how a policy can depend on cross-subsidy, with costs shifted across different groups to make the system function. It points to a tradeoff between broader coverage and higher premiums for some people, and it lands in debates where the fairness of the financing matters as much as the promised benefit.

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About Ben Shapiro

American conservative political commentator and media host

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator and media host. He writes for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and he is editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, which he co-founded in 2015. He hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News from 2012 until 2016, and he has written 16 non-fiction books.

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