Mandating Coverage ?

This whole debate on mandating coverage is so arcane...t­he vast, vast majority of republican­s who are arguing against the mandate HAVE INSURANCE, and their coverage is more expensive because of people who DON'T HAVE COVERAGE. So, on principle (supposedl­y--more likely on political grounds) they OPPOSE something that is to everyones' benefit--e­specially theirs--be­cause it's supposedly unconstitu­tional, but the only issue of unconstitu­tionality is in requiring someone to pay for insurance from a PRIVATE PROVIDER. There's all sorts of constituti­onal ways around this, one of which being a SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM, wherein it would be paid for by a TAX. Or by levying penalties, or posting a bond. In other words, there are all sorts of ways to get the money, its just a matter of what you want to call it, and the political price you pay for calling it whatever you choose to .

Let's be clear, before Obama passed the Affordable Care Act (that, for obvious reasons, the GOP prefers to call 'Obamacare­', because they hope people won't learn the fact that it essentially­ makes care more affordable­), MANY Republican­s strongly supported the individual mandate. Not only Romney, but also 2008 candidate John McCain, and many others. So the difference between the GOP and the Dems, when it comes to HC, has NOTHING to do with the individual mandate. The main difference between GOP and Dem proposals was and is that the Dems ALSO wanted a long list of mandates for health insurance companies, AND a lot of subsidies for people who couldn't afford to buy coverage, AND the same access to HC for families and small businesses as members of Congress have, whereas the GOP has always strongly opposed these things. Conclusion­: the GOP only uses the individual mandate to try to get support for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, because what they actually want to repeal are the other 1999 pages of the bill ...

As one friend told me "don't mess with my health care"  He has good care provided through his wife and her high powered job. He could care less what problems others have.  This coward never even thinks about the problems his own children or other family members will face in the future.

Let me be clear. I feel that any Christian worth his or her salt should feel that health care is a right and a wish of the savior. What kind of person or Christian can you be if you care about your own care but not the care of others. I want my taxes not to go to wars or tax breaks but to the health care of my fellow citizens

It is a sin,in my opinion , to sell health care like care insurance.  People deserve better than that.