I can see the reasoning for it being mandatory: mainly, having health insurance means you're probably more likely to see the doctor when you're sick/injured, which means you're more likely to not be sick/injured for longer than you would be if you didn't see a doctor. Having the vast majority of people in society healthy is better for everyone, both in terms of making sure other people don't get sick and for keeping people at work/school/etc.
That said, I'm not sure if I think that reasoning is good enough. If someone really doesn't want it, I think there should be a way to opt-out (I'm not sure if there is a way to or not). But I honestly can't think of a reason someone would choose not to have health insurance, except as a political statement (or maybe they see an alternative practitioner that doesn't take insurance?). But again, I don't see anything wrong with allowing them to opt-out, especially since I think the number of people who would do it would be relatively small.
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Date: 2010-03-25 08:44 pm (UTC)That said, I'm not sure if I think that reasoning is good enough. If someone really doesn't want it, I think there should be a way to opt-out (I'm not sure if there is a way to or not). But I honestly can't think of a reason someone would choose not to have health insurance, except as a political statement (or maybe they see an alternative practitioner that doesn't take insurance?). But again, I don't see anything wrong with allowing them to opt-out, especially since I think the number of people who would do it would be relatively small.