re: #580 Walter L. Newton

Whoa… I almost missed that. So, punitive damages, enforced by the government if I don’t want to be healthy.

Progressives are fine with asking the government to stay away from the rights a woman has to do what they want with their bodies, ei: abortion.

Progressives are fine with wanting to be able to ingest pot and certain other recreational drugs without interference from the government.

So, what’s the difference here? Don’t tell me what I have to do with my health. Leave my body alone.

It’s has nothing to do with your health. Healthy people paying in to insurance risk pool what pays for the sick minority to get treated. If just sick people and people at high risk buy insurance, private insurance can no longer be profitable. If you don’t want single payer, private insurance with a mandate is the best way to go. Mandating that all healthy people buy insurance is how the insurance companies are going to be able to afford to cover people with pre-existing conditions and not drop people once they get sick.

It’s how most of Europe runs their health care systems. It’s what Sweden does and they are regarded as having the best health care system in the world according to many. It’s a shock to a lot of people on the left that market based solutions are more effective than government run healthcare.