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As an American, I am embarrassed that the U.S. House of Representatives has 220 members who actually believe the government can successfully centrally plan the medical and insurance industries.
I'm embarrassed that my representatives think that government can subsidize the consumption of medical care without increasing the budget deficit or interfering with free choice.
It's a triumph of mindless wishful thinking over logic and experience.
The 1,990-page bill is breathtaking in its bone-headed audacity. The notion that a small group of politicians can know enough to design something so complex...
The U.S. House of Presumptuous Meddlers
I am not a "right winger", idiot. I am a Libertarian and believe as did the Founding Fathers... very limited government, minimum taxation and maximum freedom.
For your sake, I hope that they do set a precedent with individual mandates. One day, someone else will be in power and they might just force you to bankrupt yourself on needless products and services.
You people want Gitmo detainees released, but do not care if Americans go to prison because they are unable to afford $15,000/yr for health insurance.