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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (356713)	3/30/2010 5:19:53 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793843

The mandate is that the child be covered, either himself or through his parents' plan. Right now, a very large percent of those who are uninsured are 20-somethings. They are indestructable, so they don't need insurance. At least that is what they think. When Obama forces these people to buy insurance, he loses their vote. So he adds a provision that extends the parents plan to 27 so that mom & dad can pay for the adult child instead of forcing the adult child to buy insurance himself and losing his vote. It's all about politics.