At least this guy tried to write a reasonable article (reasonable for the left)
He sites:
In 1790, a Congress including 20 founders passed a law requiring that ship owners buy medical insurance for their seamen. Washington signed it into law.
In 1792, another law signed by Washington required that all able-bodied men buy a firearm. (So much for the claim Congress can’t force us to participate in commerce.)
And in 1798, a Congress with five framers passed a law requiring that all seamen buy hospital insurance for themselves. Adams signed this legislation
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Im not a lawyer but I bet that can be picked apart in no time
able bodied men buying guns is the same as the draft .....Does the left really want o compare compulsory healthcare with going to war?
the other 2 examples are about high risk occupations which dont apply across the board to all that breathe
Did "medical insurance" even exist in 1790?
In that era, medical care consisted pretty-much of amputations, splinting, and "bleeding".
None of which would require "medical insurance".
If anything, he's probably referring to a rule that shipowners would be responsible for the medical care of their "employees".