Commonwealth Study Finds Most Americans Want Mandatory Health Insurance
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Reported at Reuters, the study proves what we've said all along – the American people want medical coverage available for everyone, in some way or another.
Presidential hopefuls have addressed the outcry in various ways, with Democratic candidates Clinton and Edwards wanting the law to require mandatory health insurance for everyone, and Obama leaning towards covering all children. Employers would play a large part in coverage.
On the Republican side, none of the candidates would require that Americans find health insurance, though they do tend to favor tax initiatives that would make coverage easier to come by.
In any case, it's clear that Americans are tired of the struggle for affordable medical coverage and ready for a change. Right now, the Internet poses the best and most competitive market for health insurance. Hopefully, that market will receive a big boost after election year is over.
If so many Americans want health insurance, then why does it have to be mandatory? In other words, if there is such a high demand for insurance, then why does the government have to mandate it? Why does the government have to threaten to punish people who want to buy health insurance? There is a serious flaw in the reasoning here. Obviously, whenever the government mandates anything, it is because there are people who will not want to do what is mandated. If income taxes were not mandatory, then how many people do you think would pay them? If the government didn't threaten to punish those who don't file tax returns or pay income taxes, then don't you think more people would opt not to pay them? Obviously, the Commonwealth Study is biased in favor the health insurance industry which sees a profit motive in new customers forced to purchase health insurance by a punitive government.
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Anonymous | August 1, 2009 4:34 PM