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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]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)you already participate in.
Even if you are a Christian Scientist, and you avoid all participation in health care ... if you get hit by a car, or if you have a heart attack on the street, you will participate in the health care industry.
And, if you have no insurance your treatment costs are passed on to everyone else. And in that sense, we are all participating in the Health care industry together.
Now ... if hospitals did not have to treat you when you showed up in an ambulance with no coverage, then the situation might be different. If you could wear something that indicated that you "opted out", maybe there is a case to be made.
But that's not reality. The health care industry is unique because it provides services even if you don't have insurance and can't pay for them. And so again, we are already participating.