Forget the Public Option, The Real Lynchpin of Obamacare is the Individual Mandate

The Senate Finance Committee rejected an amendment to Obamacare yesterday that would have prevented taxpayer funded abortions.

The coalition of industry and liberal groups known as the Alliance for Stable Quality Care — that is, PhRMA, the American Medical Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and FamiliesUSA — have more or less dropped the pretense of being something beyond a checking account for the White House political operation which is spending its money with David Axelrod’s old firm.

An audit of Massachusetts health care system suggests that 40% of employers had violated the state’s health care mandates and owed the state millions of dollars in fines.

If you've been following my blogs for any length of time, then you know how I've been saying that the individual mandate is the really the most important part of the democrat takeover of the health industry, sure they would love to have a public option but in the big picture it's just a lamb they would be willing to sacrifice for now to put a larger frame work in place, In short it's a misdirection play. The revelations that anyone who does not participate could face prison time confirms my suspicions.

Aside from the fact that this provision is blatantly unconstitutional, the mathematics of Obamacare are fuzzy at best, but without the revenue created by the individual mandate they have absolutely no financial leg to stand on. Without the mandate insurance companies will not be able to afford the new regulations imposed on them. Removing the individual mandate will also fracture the behind the scenes alliance Obama has forged with the biggest insurance companies. (If you notice there hasn’t really been much vocal opposition from the insurance providers) Despite the way he demonizes them the individual mandate is a bone thrown to providers, in the next ten years nearly 200 million Americans will turn 65 and put themselves on to the medicare rolls. With an aging population insurance companies will face bankruptcy, due to the fact that many younger citizens forgo insurance for other priorities. This mandate provide th insurers with a new customer base through government coercion.

Call your Senator and Representative and tell them NO on the individual mandate. Tell them that you will not participate in such immoral legislation regardless of the penalty.

Anthony D Dolpies

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