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Re: SCOTUS LIVEBLOG - Obamacare Mandate Survives-Part 2
The foolishness is calling it "responsibility" when something is imposed on me against my will. There's no "responsibility" in that. I am just the subject of an external force imposing its will upon me. In this case, the government is assuming responsibility for my own health risk management and leaving me without any real decision to make. If I refuse to buy insurance, my consequence should be that I don't receive medical treatment unless I'm prepared to pay cash for it. It should be my responsibility to assess that choice and accept the benefits or consequences.
You forgot that by law all persons recieve the same treatment in emergency rooms whether they have insurance or not. That law will not be changed so accident victims will be left on the side of the road to die. So stop the foolishness.
The foolishness is calling it "responsibility" when something is imposed on me against my will. There's no "responsibility" in that. I am just the subject of an external force imposing its will upon me. In this case, the government is assuming responsibility for my own health risk management and leaving me without any real decision to make. If I refuse to buy insurance, my consequence should be that I don't receive medical treatment unless I'm prepared to pay cash for it. It should be my responsibility to assess that choice and accept the benefits or consequences.