Has anyone stopped to think that mandatory health insurance actually violates the 1st amendment?

politicians could care less about the constitution; look around you...you're liberties are all being taken away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel it no more violates the first amendment than mandatory education does. Healthy bodies are just as essential as an educated mind. If a religious fundamentalist believed that formal education went against their faith, should they have the right to keep their children out of school (without an approved home schooling curriculum)?

Furthermore, the pay-for-services-as-needed scenario you propose is a far cry from the reality of the situation. The majority of uninsured people who require emergency care do not happily set up payment arrangements with the hospital's billing center.

Although the patron of a family may have made the misguided judgment that health insurance isn't a necessity - why should his or her children have to pay the price of this ignorance? Approximately half of all chronic diseases are linked to preventable problems. Preventative care is a crucial element for combating more serious (and expensive) health problems that occur later in life.

And it is ludicrous to say "well, if the parent and children don't want it...they shouldn't be forced to have health care". If the children are brainwashed by their parents, of course they'll say they don't want health care. A child is not capable of understanding the severity and consequence of that kind of decision.

And finally, although it sounds nice in theory for an adult person to have the power to opt-out of health insurance - the reality is that, 90% of the time - at one point in their life - they will require professional medical attention. Out of the 90%, I would say over half will not have the financial means to pay for those services, which means the government (ie: you) inevitably ends up paying for it anyways.

Yes, there still may be a tiny group of people who will never need or want medical care throughout their lives....but they are far out-weighed by the majority. A society cannot cater to every niche group. It just isn't possible.

actually, no it does not...

just because someone is made to have health insurance (and that is not what most of the health bills in Congress right not do) that does not mean that you need to go to the doctor....

just like you can be made to have driver's insurance even if you decide that you do not want to ever drive...

some people get it just so that they can drive in an emergency, or so that they can own a car for said emergencies...

no one in America can pay as you go with drivers insurance no matter how wealthy they are...no one is given the choice because everyone realizes that emergencies happen and that those costs are catastrophic...the same goes for health insurance...cancer could put someone in the hospital for years, requiring surgery after surgery just to maintain life...there is no way that anyone is going to pay as you go in a situation like this...the result would be for American taxpayers to have to pay for it...that is a bunch of crap...If I am going to have to chip in by paying taxes, I would much rather allow for regular doctor visits which are much cheaper because then they may have caught the cancer at an early stage and eliminated much of the wasted costs...when people don't have insurance they only go to the hospital when things are so bad that it costs more money...

Part of the problem with our health insurance system is that those that don't carry insurance get in things like car accidents, are taken to emergency rooms, where they receive the most expensive care there is and then THE REST OF US pick up the tab.

Sure. Mandatory care insurance exists. The christian scientists and amish are free to bring their suits as high as SCOTUS.

Since parents can be forced to get medical treatment even in the face of their religion -- the point is lost.

Freedom of religion is not freedom from Article 1.

I positioned myself someplace to the left of Karl Marx and that i do no longer safeguard mandatory scientific assurance or mandatory id tests. Imho, the only sane answer to our rotten U.S. "well-being care" equipment could be a single payer, socialized, medicare for all style equipment. yet, that decision became into taken off the table formerly the table became into even set up. For that count number, i do in contrast to motor vehicle assurance or any style of inner maximum assurance. think of approximately it. i will provide my funds, each month or six months or regardless of, to somebody i don't be attentive to to hold for me till i like it. Then, i will ask him for it and he will provide it back. Duh. primary multinational firms have had ninety 9% of the human species via the balls for the reason that Eisenhower and have been squeezing greater durable and greater durable for the reason that Reagan.

You don't even understand the Constitution. Go back to school.

Perhaps paying taxes infringes on your pursuit of happiness. Or laws against drunk driving and drug use. Or a million other things.

Well if you hadn't noticed..our entire government violates the 1st amendment.

No, it doesn't. There are clauses regarding this.