Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory

Iron Condor writes "Massachusetts is the first state to require its residents to secure health insurance, a plan designed to get as close as practically possible to statewide universal health care. Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney originally introduced the idea in 2004. Effective July 1, 2007, the law, which uses federal and state tax dollars, is aimed at making health insurance affordable to all residents of the state, including low-income populations. Those who fall below the federal poverty line may be eligible for health care at no cost."

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which uses federal and state tax dollars

[FatherOfONe]

I hope they do realize that the Government isn't just going to print this money and give it to them. I also hope people are not so stupid to realize that this is their money, at least those who work; with a nice cut for the government employees taken out of it.

So in short they are using taxes to fund yet another socialist type of program. Lord knows the government runs so many other programs well... let me think... there is... well I am sure they will get one right someday...