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Originally Posted by Willravel
Characterizing taxes paying for a government program as a purchase is dishonest. I don't purchase the military or Social Security.
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That's not what Cimarron is talking about. He (or she?) is talking about the idea of government mandating that people purchase health insurance. I'd agree with you if we were talking about a single payer system where we're all just taxed for a national health insurance plan, but that's not what is being proposed. What is being proposed is that the government would require citizens to have health insurance, and possibly not even provide a government option with that requirement, thereby mandating that all citizens purchase something from a private company in order to obey the law. I'm a supporter of broad health care reform, but that is simply unacceptable, and thankfully if it passes it will likely be overturned in court. Even adding a public option into the mix, I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that. Seeing as how not all people will be getting the public option - certainly if states are able to opt out - the effect is still the same of government mandating that citizens purchase something from a private entity in order to achieve lawful residence.