Why the Personal Mandate to Buy Health Insurance Is Unprecedented and Unconstitutional
December 11th, 2009
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by admin · Filed Under: Health Care
“A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action. The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States.” Yet, all of the House and Senate health-care bills being debated require Americans to either obtain or purchase expensive health insurance, estimated to cost up to $15,000 per year for a typical family, or pay substantial tax penalties for not doing so.






