The gov't isn't forcing anyone into the health insur. market, we're all already in it

[rjmacs]

samintx wrote:
The "loss of freedom" to quote you is the government mandating we buy it or be fined if we don't. Pretty simple issue.

Actually, the argument above isn't that the government mandates that you purchase healthcare services or not; it's that if you have a human body, you will purchase healthcare services, period. Therefore, the 'mandate' really just regulates activity that is inevitable for everyone. The 'freedom' in this case would be the freedom to spend your money in the market however you like, with no restrictions, and Congress absolutely has the power to limit and regulate that freedom.