11-09-2009, 07:36 AM
SyberBitch Wrote:The Antagonist Wrote:That health care bill passes the senate, we lose the first chunk of our freedom. It'll be the first time in our history we are forced by the government to purchase something - and from the gov't no less!In most states, people are 'forced' to pay for vehicle insurance if they want to drive. That's a far bigger waste of consumer money than health insurance would be, and it's not even adjusted to your income. Worst of all, if you CAN'T pay your insurance and it gets dropped, what do they do? Raise the price!!
Hell, let's get rid of mandatory auto insurance and put that money toward our healthcare instead.
So you're saying you're willing to give up a bit of your freedom to save some money?
Car insurance is not mandatory by the FEDERAL government but by each state.
This bill forces you to purchase insurance from the federal govt and if you do not you face a large fine or jail time. In 10 years this bill will force all private insurance companies out of business.
I don't know about you but I do not want that kind of intrusion of the gov't into my life. Besides the fact it's unconstitutional and they've found a workaround using the consumer clause in the Constitution.
You can't raise the issue of Constitutionality unless you are indeed arrested or fined for not purchasing the big gov't plan. But You CAN if you are and you will win. I plan on trying my hardest to get arrested.