Still Think Government Health Care Will Be Free?

Under a current health care proposal by Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Americans who choose not to buy health care coverage would be required to pay a fine of $1,000. The fine would be for individuals while families who choose not to be covered would be fined even more. These fines are being labeled as “shared responsibility payments” and would raise an estimated $36 billion over 10 years. Don’t be fooled, those “shared responsibility payments” are nothing more than taxes.

The Kennedy-Dodd plan would include a government-run health care option that would compete with private insurance companies and would also fine employers with more than 25 employees $750 per worker for not providing health insurance to their employees. First, they said Americans have a “right” to proper health care coverage. However, apparently we don’t have the right to refuse it. Happy Independence Day everyone!