Reply #46: Are you thinking? He's requiring you to have insurance.

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This goes for those who can't afford to get some sort of insurance (including Public Option---and/or Medicaid). The purpose so we can all don't HAVE to pay extra fees on our insurance. This is just another way to lower costs across the nation and also get everyone covered. That's not a tax considering he talked about giving out subsidies of sorts in order for those who may not be able to cover all costs but some costs. This is seen with medicaid as well---medicaid covers co-pay costs for those who may have private insurance and don't depend solely on medicaid. How is that a tax? It's better for you and me health wise and also cost wise---especially for those who pay for health insurance with bloody high premiums every year.