In the New York Times, the headline read, "Health Care Overhaul Becomes the Law of the Land." Financial columnist David Leonhardt called the bill "the federal government's biggest attack on economic inequality since inequality began rising more than three decades ago." (3/24/10) The Tampa Bay (Florida) Online headline on March 28, 2010, read, "Poll finds most Floridians oppose health reform law." Kevin Wiatrowski reported that "the strongest opposition [was] coming from those 65 and older, according to a poll released on Saturday." (www.tbo.com, 3/28/10) "Love it or hate it. Across the nation, reaction to the landmark health care legislation that made it through the House late Sunday seemed to echo the bitter division in Washington, drawing either praise or excoriation," said Scott Neuman of National Public Radio. (www.npr.org, 3/22/10) Fox News' online headline was "Lawmakers Willing to Gamble on Public Anger Over Health Care." "You'll learn to like it," read the article. "That's the message from White House advisers and Democratic lawmakers to Americans opposed to the health insurance overhaul signed into law last week." (www.foxnews.com) Most Republicans see the new law as a "government takeover" produced by "back room deals" and "rammed through" Congress. Most Democrats hailed it as "historic," and President Obama declared that the law "will set in motion reforms that generations of Americans have fought for and marched for and hungered to see." Meanwhile, progressives who had long called for a "Medicare for all" system were disappointed by the legislation, which builds on the the U.S.'s private, employer-based insurance system. While people referred to the legislation as "health care," "health reform," "health care insurance reform," and "health insurance reform," the actual title of the bill is something else entirely: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). 1. What do you know about the PPACA? What difference might it make in your life? 2. What would you call this law and why?