Reply #18: And a lot of people, including many right here on DU

[Hello_Kitty]

Think that the uninsured are responsible for most of the high cost of health care. The highest estimates are that uninsured people add about 8% to the average premium. 8% isn't insignificant but it's no justification for the level of animosity I see toward people without insurance here. Mandates are to many on the left what tort reform is to the right - something they believe will magically reduce their premiums to nothing if it were passed.