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Originally Posted by K_style
I am not the best person to debate but let me ask you this.
Lots of people including me don't own a Porsche because can't afford it.
Will you and other people pick up the tab for me?
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Yes, because not having a Porsche and not having health insurance are effectively the same thing. My uncle had a heart attack and no insurance, so instead of going to the hospital in an ambulance, I took him to the Porsche dealership to buy a Cayenne.
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Originally Posted by K_style
My argument is people should have choices to get insurance or not.
Because we don't live under communism as far as I know.
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You do have the choice. You have to pay a penalty because when you need insurance and don't have it then someone else has to pay for your medical bills. Like I said before, the individual mandate that requires you to carry insurance was originally proposed by republicans (more specifically, the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing organization), and advocated by people like Newt Gingrich to eliminate what they called "free riders" (or those poor people seeking care for free in the ER).