Quote:When is the last time you were fined by the government for *not* buying something?That idea is ridiculous, a proposal embraced by those in the pocket of health providers desperately seeking to maintain their rents. Has that idea made real headway? I thought it was just Baucus flailing desperately to defend his corporate paymasters.
Hopefully, even if it does get passed, it doesn't survive contact with the courts.
However, regardless of its merits or lack thereof, it is an idea reached in a democracy, voted on by a government elected by the people in a free and fair election. That's not tyranny. That's not even close to tyranny.
-Jester
Afterthought: Assuming they throw in large subsidies for low-income earners, the whole thing is really just a roundabout way of taxing. You must pay X dollars, you receive a service in return, and they throw you in jail if you don't pay. Seems like taking the very long way around, but if you think about it, it's not that different. Me, I'd have done single-payer from the beginning - it avoids an awful lot of extra bureaucracy.