I disagree , I don't really think CIR is as polarized as health care reform with its ideas of government subsidized costs, taxes only affecting specific groups, and special control of practices of private corporations. There are people who might be in favor of it on humanitarian level but will never support the reform if these clauses stay there because a start of such direct government influence over private businesses will sooner or later create a slippery slope.

I don't think CIR will face these issues as long as the language is fairly clear that we will be required to pay fines, pass a background check, be employed and do other things that will prove to a regular voting USc that the reform is both cost-effective and will have some beneficial impact.

The health care bill with the government run public option is equal to a CIR bill that just spells "amnesty" with no fines or anything. Something like that shouldn't even be introduced because, while we would obviously like it to pass, the opposition will be just too great.