A great national debate is about to be played out in the Supreme Court. The question presented is whether we may all be required to buy insurance under the Obama health-care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2010. Can those citizens who refuse to buy such insurance be penalized? That issue has split lower federal courts and is on its way up. The ques (...)
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Mandating Health Insurance
IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL?
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It's strange that conservatives op for allowing younger healthy people to skip health insurance payments until they need it. Is allowing 'gaming' a new conservative value? How about enforcing those without insurance to post a bond, or have the 'gamers' sign an agreement to forgo automatic/mandated care at hospitals in case of accident and sickness. States force car insurance because conservatives want their cars repaired. If the Fed.government can force hospitals to treat the uninsured why can't they force young people to be responsible and have insurance.?? maybe Conservatives want a whole new class of 'Welfare Princes and Princesses'.