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Originally Posted by baddog
Go ahead and twist it; the point is no one must PURCHASE auto insurance; no one is required by law to have homeowners insurance. ONLY health insurance is mandatory.
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Here is the problem with what you are saying which you choose to ignore. Forcing people to buy health insurance saves states money. When people don't have health insurance they go to the hospital emergency room when they need treatment. These people don't pay those bills because they can't afford insurance so they can't afford getting charged $2,500 for an emergency room visit (if they are lucky).
The hospital then gets paid back by the state using your tax dollars and mine. The "fiscally responsible" thing to do is force everyone to buy health insurance because in the long run it's cheaper than paying for all the people whom use the emergency room as their free doctor's visit.