Quote Originally Posted by SadisticNature View Post
Actually this is nothing new. The US has consistently privatized many essential services, in some cases with monopolies. If you're so convinced its unconstitutional feel free to quote the portion of the constitution or a particular amendment it violates. Since very similar things have happened before you are also welcome to cite court cases where things of a similar vein were called unconstitutional. I think you are unlikely to find any.

As for requiring you to purchase healthcare: If you face a dire health problem that requires expensive medical care the most likely scenario is that you go broke.

At this point you are likely to be unable to work due to health complications, and as a result will be on 1) Welfare and 2) Medicaid.

Since the government will have to pay for all these situations, I see no problem with the government levying a specific tax on those who choose not to buy healthcare in order to pay for these added costs. The government already levies certain specific taxes and benefits for social problems/boons. Most income tax benefits fall into this category.
We have a Congress pushing hard to get this thing past cloture by Christmas. In fact, they plan to vote on it tomorrow morning.

To get this thing to a cloture, Bill Nelson has been offered exemptions on Medicare/Medicaid cutbacks for three counties in Florida. HUH? I thought there WEREN'T going to be any cutbacks at all! I guess bribery (again) is what is needed to get bills passed, rather than Congressmen working on what their constituents want.

As for unconstitutional; by FORCING me (or anyone else) to purchase healthcare, they are taking away free choice.