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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (134349)	3/23/2010 11:40:04 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542169

"Forcing me to take a health care package that I may not need is dictatorial and not in keeping with the spirit or a free nation," 12 states (including my very liberal state of Washington) have announced their intention to sue this aspect of the just passed bill. Seems a little silly when they demand auto insurance - but I guess there are other issues. States rights and the issue that your health is your business and doesn't effect others - like auto insurance does. .........My apologies if this has been discussed as this has become a very active thread.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (134349)	3/24/2010 3:28:17 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 542169

>>Michael Ingram, of Milford, Pennsylvania, says he's in good health and feels like he doesn't need health insurance. As a Navy veteran, he goes to a Veterans Affairs hospital when he's ill, he said. "Forcing me to take a health care package that I may not need is dictatorial and not in keeping with the spirit or a free nation," Ingram wrote in his iReport. He said he's written to his representatives about the bill and said both parties are a "sham." He plans to refuse to buy a health care plan. << Michael Ingram, of Milford, Pennsylvania, is an idiot. Since he's a veteran, he's covered by a comprehensive government-run health system. Nobody's going to make him buy redundant coverage. His reason for objecting to being forced to buy insurance he won't be forced to buy anyway is stupid. He "may not need" it, so he shouldn't be forced to buy it? I may not need auto coverage, either, since I may not have an accident. But I don't write to my representatives in Congress about it.