re: #367 Walter L. Newton

Except that under the federal government taxpayers will be paying for all of it. Under the insurance companies, you have the freedom to be part of the plan or not, and pay or not.

In the federal proposal, you will either be part of some plan, or pay a fine of 2.5 percent of your adjusted gross income every year.

That’s an insurance company model? Forcing you to pay something even if you don’t want it?

I find the concept of the government forcing me to purchase a private product or service under a 2.5% AGI penalty beyond the pale.