“Since I already know that my insurance premiums go up 15% because of other people’s healthcare issues, then I support as many initiatives as it takes to reduce their excess insurance risk,..”
No, I understand perfectly clear. You feel you suffer from the collectivist system, so you support dictatorial policies. I prefer the breaking up of the collectivist system. You have been assimilated.
As I said earlier, socialism (collectivism) will always lead to fascism (dictatorial policies.)
I would love to break up the big government mandates, but realistically don’t see it coming in my lifetime. Here’s what I suggest:
1. Eliminate Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP. If you want healthcare, you have to pay for it, or get it through your employer. No job, no healthcare. Can’t work? Sorry, you should have saved your money when you had it instead of buying that big screen TV.
2. Repeal EMTALA. If you go to an Emergency room without insurance, you either make $1000 cash down payment, or you get no treatment.
I believe both of you will change your tune about government mandates the first time your kid is bleeding profusely and is turned away from an ER.