re: #63 The Ghost of a Flea
Weird, non-barbed question: Would a rule against a forced purchase of an insurance product also impact mandatory car insurance?
That has been an argument, even originally made by Republican back in the Clinton days. I am sure the analogy has been brought up, although I can imagine a counter argument that nobody is forced to own a car and have the freedom to not drive themselves.
The health insurance analogy to the latter would be to say that people who don’t want insurance and don’t have money for medical bills should be expected to stay in their homes until they get better, or die.