That sounds a bit like the bunch that watched a man’s home burn down because he hadn’t paid the juice they required before putting it out.
It wasn't "Juice." This is a perfect analogy of why Obozocare/tax will die under it's own weight. With insurance you are betting that you will get sick and the company is betting you won't. The same with that fire company. The members of the community contracted as individuals to purchase the services of the fire company. Some chose not to betting that their house would never catch on fire.
The fire company hires and pays it's employees based on the number of contracts they have versus their expected expenses.
Now with Obozocare/tax, people will wait until they are terminally ill (Their house is on fire.) to pay the premium. They go 10, 15, 30 years with out paying into the system while other people do pay in and then expect to just use the services that others have been using.