[Micki]

Yep, that is the opinion of a majority of Americans.
Either you have healthcare insurance or or you get fined or go to Jail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHECx94aZDA
(WIth the mandatory pullover by cops for having a camera... )

More clips here;
http://inflation.us/videos.html

[Caffeine]

Do you think the pollsters called the people who have been foreclosed on and are now living in tents? I'm sure they can afford ludicrously overpriced, substandard healthcare.

[NeoPeasant]

Hey, look at the bright side. In jail you'll get health care.

[Tyler_JC]

Did anyone look at the poll question?



It doesn't mention fines or jail time.

You can't expect people to think about jails when they hear the word "requirement".

[gollum]

This seems to me, a way that congress plans to enrich it's friends in the insurance industry. A mandate is only acceptable if there is a government option.

[rangerone314]

I just LOVE unfunded mandates...

NOT!

[gollum]

I have insurance because it is the responsible thing to do, and I think employers should be required to chip in for coverage. I just have a problem with what looks like an effort be congress to guarantee a customer base for their friends in the insurance industry.

[mike3]

And what about those who don't have any income or one so meager they can't afford insurance?

[SeaGypsy]

In other threads on this topic some have been critical of the Australian 1.5% Medicare levy, as being an extra tax. How much does private insurance cost in the USA? I would bet it's a whole lot more than 1.5%. If the law is to say "Thou shalt have health insurance or go to jail" is that not worse than a new tax? Those with no income or very low income pay nothing in Australia. They are not prosecuted for poverty. The USA seems to be going in the direction of "A new tax, by any other name."

[Tyler_JC]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'I')n other threads on this topic some have been critical of the Australian 1.5% Medicare levy, as being an extra tax. How much does private insurance cost in the USA? I would bet it's a whole lot more than 1.5%. If the law is to say "Thou shalt have health insurance or go to jail" is that not worse than a new tax? Those with no income or very low income pay nothing in Australia. They are not prosecuted for poverty. The USA seems to be going in the direction of "A new tax, by any other name."

[sittinguy]

This is so unconstitutional, Forcing us to buy healthcare.

maybe this will signal the world to stop buying our debt.

and we can get on with the collapse.

I pay $100 a week for my family. it can't get much worse for me.

uninsured people, suck it up, you probably voted for Obama.

[MarkJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mike3', 'A')nd what about those who don't have any income or one so meager they can't afford insurance?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sittinguy', '
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I pay $100 a week for my family. it can't get much worse for me.

[SeaGypsy]

To pay $100 a week here I would have to be earning $7,500 a week; but that's semantics. Health insurance is mandatory here after $55kpa, full family cover $48 a week.

[mcgowanjm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sittinguy', '
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I pay $100 a week for my family. it can't get much worse for me.

[hillsidedigger]

I pay $200 per week for private health insurance for the 2 of us with a $13,500 deductible for each, although longterm disability is also covered. $200 per week is actually more than I pay for all forms of taxes.

What if the insurance company becomes bankrupt after premiums have been paid to them for many years? Or, what if they choose not to pay that longterm disability?

[JJ]

I pay 70.00 a week for family medical (dental, vision).
I make 25,000 a year (gross, 559.54 wk, net 425.27 a week)

seems cheaper than most to me.