Looks like the government might be requiring people to purchase health insurance

[Freeper]

Actually it doesn't look like it, it is in the bill that passed the house. Anyways,

RB TexLa  (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-14-09 10:59 PM
Original message
Poll question: Looks like the government might be requiring people to purchase health insurance. Do you support  
 requiring people to use their health insurance? A required annual check up? Required treatments for certain conditions? What type or types of punishment for not using it?
Poll result (22 votes)  
Yes  (5 votes, 23%) Vote
No  (17 votes, 77%) Vote
 

 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7017523

So far most of the goons are not behind forced checkups etc but, how much you wanna bet if that becomes law they will jump on board?

DJ13 (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-14-09 11:03 PM
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1. "requiring people to purchase" NO
 "Taxing everyone to provide health care" YES

There IS a difference.

The difference is small. Either way money is being taken at gunpoint by the Govt.
I think what the primitive hates is not being forced but the money going to an evil corporation instead of the benevolent govt.

liberal_at_heart (170 posts)     Sat Nov-14-09 11:19 PM
Response to Reply #1
5. I completely agree with you
 We should all be taxed so that we can all have healthcare, but we shouldn't be required to buy healthcare from insurance comapanies.

We are going to be taxed and forced to buy insurance so you get half of your wish.

WCGreen  (1000+ posts)        Sat Nov-14-09 11:20 PM
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6. Most states require auto insurance...  
 I would agree as long as there is not denial of claims and no life time cap....

Keep repeating the Lord O talking point.  
For the billionth time DUmmy you can opt out of paying for car insurance if you don't drive or if you have the resources to pay your own way you can be exempt in most states. You won't have any way to opt out of this and keep breathing.

[AllosaursRus]

Government only forces you to pay for liability auto insurance. In other words, you are protecting the other guy from your stupidity or actions resulting in damages to the other party.

Forcing comprehensive medical insurance is forcing you to protect yourself, even if you don't feel you need or want to! You are the only one that will be damaged, not Joe Q. Public! What I do to myself is my ****ing God Given Right! It says so in the Declaration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Carl]

DJ13 (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-14-09 11:03 PM
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1. "requiring people to purchase" NO
 "Taxing everyone to provide health care" YES

There IS a difference.

What would be the difference DUmmy?
A 200.00/month tax or a 200.00/month premium?

That you think there is a difference basically reveals that you don`t expect to be paying that tax for your health care.
This is what it always boils down to...someone else has more then me so they need to give it up for me.

Society ought to give you useless leeches in kind for what you contribute and at that rate we would be rid of you in short order after you starve.

[miskie]

DJ13 (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-14-09 11:03 PM
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1. "requiring people to purchase" NO
 "Taxing everyone to provide health care" YES

There IS a difference.

But what if you make less than 250K a year ? You do remember that promise from Obama, right ? Do you also remember McCain and other detractors..Im sorry, other 'racists' and 'haters'.. stating that it just isn't possible to deliver entire warehouses full of ponies without raising taxes ? You don't ? -- I'm not surprised.

[DumbAss Tanker]

We are going to be taxed and forced to buy insurance so you get half of your wish.

Yeah, we can be pretty sure that whatever comes out of the Congressional Blender is going to be the worst possible mix of all the possible bad ideas put into it.