Required Healthcare with Costly Fines?

In his nationally televised speech to a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009, President Obama endorsed mandatory coverage for individuals, while during his presidential campaign, he REJECTED this concept. In addition, he now advocated fining those uninsured Americans who "could afford" acceptable health insurance. But when he stated that his reforms would not insure illegal immigrants, he was called a liar by Rep. Joe Wilson. WOULD the reform benefit millions of undocumented workers? And what about the idea to FINE those individuals who opt not to purchase health insurance coverage?

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Healthcare
• Obama
• Baucus
• Clinton
• illegals
• required
• fines

[ChaiVat]

Thank you sir...your updates are very appreciated.

[Seventy85]

No more sickness and diseases--that is the type of healthcare I'm looking for. The only leader who can deliver that is God.

[atom2009]

@Seventy85 So what does that tell you?

[1tuuber]

What about this: A person is on the health plan, goes to the doctor, and the doctor prescribes something improper like Prozac, Ritalin, abortin, vasectomy, electroshock, flu vaccine, RFID chip "to streamline medical records," or some new concoction containing who-knows-what. The patient refuses it. The government kicks him off the plan, saying that refusal of "treatment" will make him sicker and cost more money. Now, with no health plan, they put him in jail until he accepts it.

[Rickstilwell1]

What if a person is homeless and jobless? How are they supposed to be forced to pay for health care if they have no money to buy it with?

[jonjonloulou]

Another eye-opening program!! Awesome! Haven't we as a nation learned that politicians are not true to their words? We put our TRUST and confidence in man's way of governing himself. But can we really trust politicians to do the best for this nation? Thank you for noting that there WILL be hope in the near future and that this world's govt systems will END and an awesome TRUSTWORTHY, LOYAL and LOVING Creator God will lead us to an AWESOME future ahead!!

[aussiejulez]

Lies, lies and more lies. It seems everyone is accustomed to politicians' untruths. I guess we shouldn't be surprised then that the President is changing his story.

It's comforting to know that the government that will be established in the near future will be administered by a ruler who will never lie.

[mbeangarrett]

Obama sure doesn't seem to be looking out for the people. I am looking forward to the day when we are under God's loving government.

[washad2]

Rep. Joe Wilson has raised almost $750,000 in less than 48 hours since his shout of "You lie!" to President Obama during the Wednesday address to Congress, almost matching the Internet-fueled haul of his likely Democratic opponent.

[electro247]

As we can see, the problems will not cease, but get worse. Popularity within this nation is quickly diminishing. I agree with the comment that America's freedom is decreasing more and more. To God's speedy intervention!!

[4teepee]

There should be a civil disobedience campaign of citizens refusing to buy mandated, overpriced, private health insurance they cannot afford.