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In reply to the discussion: It time to put an end to the GOP talking point repeated here on DU again and again. [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)to be part of regulating it, nor would i consider creating a financial penalty for those who choose not to engage in interstate commerce to be "regulating it" either.
I don't want to sound like a freeper on this, but the interstate commerce clause is not, nor should be, a justification for the government to tell people what they have to do with the money left over after taxes. If the government is going to REQUIRE you to do something with your money, they should tax you and spend the money for that purpose to ensure that it gets done. I'm all for single payer paid for by TAX revenue, I don't think they government should be able to tell you "either give your money to some private company (you get to pick which one) or we will fine you". Not for health insurance or for anything else. If it's so important that EVERYONE needs to have it, the government should be running it (even if they do subcontract the day-to-day operations to a private company).