The difference, though, is that people are not required to own cars. They can ride a bike, the bus, hire a taxi or walk. But with this new bill, you are required to buy health insurance just by your mere existence.marksiwel wrote:You could make the same argument about Car Insurance.
Or that your lack of Health Insurance effects my Health Insurance.
But as for it being constitutional, you may have a valid point. I expect a Scotus Ruling on it down the pipe, now that is something I look forward to.
True, more people buying health insurance would make the costs go down, but there are other (more constitutional) ways to bring costs down. Like anti-trust laws. Insurance companies cannot sell across state lines, which means that in most states, one or two companies basically have a monopoly. This has resulted in higher prices and lower quality of service to the consumer. If the government broke down that wall (just like they have with lots of other types of business), there would be more competition, resulting in better options and lower prices for us folks.