Taxation and Representation: Obamacare in Limbo, Debate Diversity, and Wakanda

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🗓️ 19 December 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The future of Obamacare is limbo again, after a federal court struck down the individual mandate as unconstitutional. We’ll explain how this decision could impact you, and the future of health insurance in America. Meanwhile, tonight is the sixth Democratic primary debate. But the lineup on stage has some people wondering if the frontrunners reflect the diversity of voters. Also on today’s show: A new study finds dozens of Fortune 500 companies paid zero federal taxes in 2018, and why Wakanda and the USDA are breaking up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, December 19th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schimbis.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.3	they matter.
0:09.7	It turns out, impeaching President Trump wasn't the only thing happening yesterday, because
0:14.5	a federal court also struck down a key part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as
0:19.4	Obamacare.
0:20.4	Then, it's a democratic debate night.
0:22.9	Only this time, we're hearing concerns that the candidates on stage don't reflect the
0:26.7	diversity of the party.
0:28.5	And finally, we've got a story about the odd corner of the web where Wakanda and U.S.
0:32.9	trade policy come together.
0:34.8	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:36.7	Let's Schimbis.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Showtime and the L word generation Q.
0:46.3	The most complicated story of the day is about the Affordable Care Act, aka the ACA
0:52.1	or Obamacare.
0:53.8	While all of the impeachment drama was going down yesterday, a federal appeals court
0:57.7	officially struck down part of President Obama's signature healthcare law.
1:01.9	You might not have heard much about this, but the decision has kind of thrown the laws
1:05.4	future into question.
1:06.9	So today we're going to get into what's going on with the ACA, what yesterday's ruling
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