Has anybody else found the Affordable Healthcare Act to be anything but?

Has anybody else found the Affordable Healthcare Act to be anything but?
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I have a few friends who say it’s working really great for them actually, deductible low, etc…, and I’m a Republican, so I’ve really been paying attention to the effects for real people.
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