Saturday, December 25, 2010

Why should carrying health insurance be a choice?

Why all the uproar about being forced to buy health insurance? I don't get it. I am forced to buy car insurance by the government. Why is there not the same disdain towards that? I would bet that 99% of the people who "choose" to not be insured couldn't afford their medical bills if they were to have a heart attack or be diagnosed with cancer. I would like to know how those people feel they should be treated. Who should pick up your bill? According to them, it shouldn't be the government because the government has no business in your healthcare. So, who should foot the bill when you are uninsured and need medical help?
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All of the folks saying that you can choose not to drive are posing a distinction without a difference. A parallel would be that if you chose never to use a hospital, then you don't need insurance. That's not going to happen, and by law they are required to treat you in the emergency room if you come in seeking treatment, so the argument has no merit.
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