Another phoney conservative. You believe it's OK for people to leech off others?
First off, never said that. You are using Nancy Pelosi logic to describe the
symptom of artificially high prices in medicine created by initial government and tort interference, secondly, you are using the flawed logic of stating that you are "free riding" someone, this is also a very partisan misnomer, if anything, you are paying for government mandates that made the
price of coverage undesireable to the ratio of potential use, get it yet? Next, you are supporting a very unconstitutional mandate to purchase something undesired by using federal force, all of which will not solve the initial problem of government interference. So please, tell me how I am a phony conservative when I happen to follow an anti-federalist/constitution model.
The federal government is granted the power to ensure the general welfare of it's people. The health of it's people is included in "general welfare". Sorry , but read the constitution.
I can tell you right from the start that you are using purposefully flawed analysis, the general welfare clause has
NOTHING to do with providing basic services, it is basically to insure against things that no individual or community can provide which cannot be used by the public. i.e. a bridge, dam, public road, etc.
I do believe everyone should have basic health insurance as long as hospitals are forced to treat them.
That's terrific, so how do you propose we do that, considering this bill just raised costs?
The people should not have to pay for their treatment through higher taxes, premiums and healthcare costs. The government should be there to help those that can not afford insurance to get it.
Not addressed in this bill, however tax increases, mandates, etc. are included.
I think the healthcare bill is horrible but I do know the system is broken and something had to be done.
So, you want an awful bill with no benefit and even less chance of repeal as opposed to leaving things alone until people who actually have a good idea come around? That doesn't make any sense.