[Rummyfan]

But if you can afford it, and this applies typically to less than one percent of the population, if you can afford it, then go ahead and get it, and if you don't, we're going to penalize you so that you're not dumping those costs onto somebody else.

What a load of BS. If I don't have it, why can't I just pay out-of-pocket for any medical costs I incur?

Freeloader is the new meme I suppose.

[alexander_busek]

[...] you can't be a freeloader on other folks when it comes to your healthcare, if you can afford it.

You see, if you're healthy (e.g., no prior conditions, plenty of exercise, healthy lifestyle) and have savings (enabling you to pay cash for whatever health care needs you might occasionally have) and thus don't need health insurance and thus don't want to participate and pay for others (who have terrible lifestyles and no savings and are thus more "needy"), then you're a freeloader, according to Obama.

Regards,