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  • Pelosi/Boehner Photo Goes Viral Thanks To Twitter

    Thursday was a landmark day for some people as the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of upholding President Obama’s health care initiative, which would make Medicaid available for tens of thousands of people and change the rules about pre-existing conditions for all health care providers. The catch is that it would also make individual insurance mandatory for every U.S. citizen and would impose a tax otherwise.

    That last part has a lot of people upset.

    A lot of people took to social media yesterday to voice their opinions on the matter. A lot. So many, in fact, that I’m surprised the internet didn’t break. Among some of the funniest and most scathing comments were, of course, on Twitter, which is nothing new. However, what’s different about this topic is the photo that went viral to accompany it.

    When the decision was announced, emotions ran high, and that is proven no better than it is in this picture of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who is the picture of elation, standing next to House Speaker John Boehner, who looks a bit like a kid who just watched a bully take away his favorite toy.

    Actually, it’s been reported that this photo was really taken a few hours before the ruling, but because of its obvious potential for hilarity, it’s being associated with the SCOTUS announcement.

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  • Health Care Decision: Sarah Palin One Of Many Politicians Tweeting

    Sarah Palin has never been known to hold her tongue, particularly when it comes to President Obama and his initiatives, and she took to Twitter about a half hour ago to voice her opinion about the surprising and controversial vote made by the Supreme Court today to uphold Obama’s health care initiative.

    Of course, she was not alone. Thousands of politicians and celebrities have taken to social media to start a conversation about the act, which would tax citizens in 2014 who don’t have health insurance/Medicaid. Under the mandate, everyone would be required to purchase health insurance, Medicaid would be made available to over 16,000 people, and no one could be denied by health care providers over a pre-existing condition.

    Palin and several others tweeted about the news as soon as it broke.

  • Health Care Decision: Twitter Reacts With Fervor

    In a groundbreaking decision today from the Supreme Court, President Obama’s individual healthcare mandate was voted to be upheld 5-4. The mandate will require everyone to buy health insurance or face a fine, including employers who have over 50 employees.

    The controversial law–which would see non-health insurance holders pay about a 1% tax as a penalty–will make Medicaid available to over 16 million people and will strike out the pre-existing condition rule long held by health care providers, including in regards to children. Since word got out about Obama’s plan two years ago, it has been a huge note of contention among lawmakers and citizens alike, with one side arguing it violates our constitutional rights by forcing us to purchase a product against our will and the other side arguing the merits of the law. Obama’s main argument is that almost everyone will already be covered by either individual insurance or Medicaid anyway, with a very small percentage of people being affected by the tax penalty.

    The news has had Twitter in an uproar, with both sides letting loose in their feeds about the possible consequences of the mandate. And, unfortunately for one CNN reporter–who falsely announced that the law had been struck down–Twitter users are sharing a rather embarrassing gaffe.