Is there any way we the people can reject a mandated health insurance

[mmonk]

plan solely created to protect corporate profits of health insurers?

[Oregone]

1. You pay a fine and get nothing (or save what you would of spent)

[mmonk]

2. Seems fair (NOT). If this is what we end up with, I will fight tooth and

nail to defeat all Senatorial politicians that supported this approach. I will do it because it is not a bill designed to contain cost.

[Oregone]

3. It probably will contain costs a bit

But it probably wont spread costs to make it affordable to all. Thats the real downfall

[inna]

10. that depends on how high fines will be.

in general, horrible, horrible idea.


if there is no public option, i'll be MAJORLY, MAJORLY disappointed in Obama and the congress.

[mmonk]

16. I hope Michael Moore does a follow up.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Not letting one become law (somehow) would be the BEST way to handle it

Mandated health insurance was a significant factor for me in preferring Obama over Hillary in the primaries. I don't believe that people should HAVE to purchase health insurance, particularly when, like in the case of Massachusetts, there are apparently no guarantees whatsoever that people are going to be able to afford any of the plans offered and I certainly don't want to see people forced into buying junk insurance- that makes the insurance companies richer and shows that you have *coverage* but doesn't really benefit you at all.

[mmonk]

5. It's a mockery of reform IMO.

It also lets me know as a citizen that I stand behind corporations and their profits to the representative.

[Amos Moses]

6. This sounds like it would just make a broken system

more widespread. Virtually everybody would be caught up in it with no way to opt out.

I thought the whole idea of health care reform was that we would do something different.:shrug:

[Oregone]

8. Anything significantly different isn't "uniquely American"

And, we sorta like the death-or-bankruptcy-by-profit American model too much to toss it.

[Amos Moses]

11. So basically what you're telling me is....

I better start looking for that third job? "That is fantastic!" :patriot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhMGRC3MxO8

[Oregone]

12. Haha. Stupidest presidential quote, well, almost ever

Till he beat his own record

[mmonk]

13. There were so many to keep up with, it's hard to pick.

[Amos Moses]

14. "We got issue in Amerka".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J25J8lQee40 :patriot:

[mmonk]

15. Lol. I forgot about that one.

[Recursion]

7. What does "mandate" mean to you? NT

[mmonk]

9. A stick up.

[OwnedByFerrets]

17. Not unless you can give bigger bribes to Congress than

the Corporations give.

[mmonk]

18. True statement.

[surrealAmerican]

19. I was wondering how they planned on dealing with religious exemptions...

... and weather that would leave enough of a loophole to include others.

[eridani]

20. I don't mind a mandate for single payer

I refuse to subsidize useless shitstain intermediaries, thogh.