HI Lonelaughter: This doesn't prove that the same solutions couldn't be paid for and implemented WITHOUT the individual mandate.
If all the people like you paid in by choice who believe in it,
you could still pay for all this coverage just fine.
And anyone who isn't covered, or who wants to pay another way, could do that too without conflict.
You haven't proven this whole problem could have been avoided.
LL: What if the govt decided to cut health care costs and crime by mandating that EVERYONE get counseling to go through spiritual healing and end all abuses and sickness!
WOW
The stories of people's lives, relationships and families being saved would be tremendous!
So why not do this?
If govt can mandate private insurance against the free choice and free will of people
who want other ways to take responsibility
why not mandate "spiritual healing for all people" as a cost cutting measure?
I guess we need to try this, LL, to see if it will work.
The worst that would happen is people DO figure out it WILL work to cut
costs so more people can get health care with the same resources.
So instead of respecting people's free choice, just mandate it as a shortcut and save lives!