[E. Pluribus Unum]

Can’t say I’m in favor of the government forcing residents to buy health insurance, but to call it “socialist/socialized” is lazy.

Socialism is when the government makes decisions for the people that they have no business making.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Socialism is when the government makes decisions for the people that they have no business making.

...and how exactly does your re-definition of already defined terms make the Massachusetts healthcare mandate "socialized" health care?

There already IS a definition for "socialized medicine/healthcare"....and it involves public funding. That is not happening in MA.

I still have the exact same private health care from the exact same private insurer, paid for by my employer and myself...not the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.