[DugwayDuke]

If you’re going to reform health care and reduce costs, you need to get rid of most if not all mandated coverage. One very bare boned plan that wouldn’t include things like gender change surgery. Senior citizens could opt out of coverage for abortions.

The left won’t like it because they think every one should have the same coverage at the same cost. The insurance companies won’t like it because they will lose business.

[sportutegrl]

End it. Don’t mend it.

[Vigilanteman]

Another expensive mandate is substance abuse. There is a well-known rehab place which constantly runs television adds with the refrain "Chemical abuse can happen to anyone at anytime." I shout back "No it can't you damn morons! Not if you refuse to put that $#*+ in your body!"

The state mandate is one reason Pennsylvania was a mecca for winos and druggies before Obama made it go national. I'm understanding that some people might get hooked on painkillers and the like due to an accident or something. But dammit, they should at least limit it to exclude the professional druggie class which is forever in rehab!

Institutionalize the sobs or exile them to some tent city in the desert after so many attempts. I'm tired of paying the freight on these jay-birds!