Compulsory insurance -- another Trojan Horse

The American Thinker ^ | October 21, 2009 | Ellen Sauerbrey

[Scanian]

Bookies are making bets on whether some version of ObamaCare will pass this year, but with five bills floating around, there is no betting on what it will look like.

The threat of a "public option" has generated the hottest protest with voters understanding that the unfair competition of a government plan will quickly destroy the private health insurance system. By contrast some conservatives have expressed support for Senate Finance Committee proposal requiring that everyone must purchase insurance. After all, they reason, isn't it just a matter of fairness to expect everyone to bear responsibility for their own care?

In reality, this is a Trojan Horse that will give the government as much power to control the health care system as the "public option". It is also unconstitutional. But then there is nothing in the text of the constitution that gives the Congress any authority to regulate health care. However, this mandate breaks new ground.

[thethirddegree]

Has anyone heard anything about the health care bill including provisions related to firearms ownership? I believe I read somewhere that it included a provision that would make health insurance unaffordable if you owned guns.

[Travis McGee]

Welcome to the USSA, comrade.

[crescen7]

I haven’t read the Senate Bill, but I’ve read all of HR 3200. There’s nothing in there about gun ownership. That doesn’t mean it’s not coming though.

Getting mandatory government health insurance passed is the first step. The next step will be a constant legislative pandering to special interests by making insurance cover ever increasing services - to expand the system; and then place insurance “penalties” on those who engage in undesirable activities to “control costs”.

It’s easy to see the “insurance system” used to discourage gun ownership, as well as other environmentally insensitive activities like, skiing, boating, motorcycling, - all under the guise of “health risks”.