07-27-2018, 05:15 PM
(07-27-2018, 04:44 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Yeah, it sucks, but again, we're supposed to be a land free from tyranny. I don't see how you can claim freedom while forcing citizens to purchase something they may or may not need. If some people are going to be deadbeats, I don't know why those that aren't should be punished.
Because EVERYONE was paying for the people who did not have health insurance. When doctors and hospitals lose money because patients can not pay they have to raise the prices for everyone else. The number one cause of bankruptcy in the country is medical bills. When all of those debts get written off prices are raised on everyone else to make up for the losses.
Kind of the same reasoning behind requiring auto insurance. When people who don't have insurance for the damage they cause can't pay someone else has to.
EVERYONE benefits if EVERYONE has health and auto insurance. That is "promoting the general welfare".
