The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

That's fine, but saying he'd go to jail before buying private insurance is stupid when he's already buying private insurance.

I don't see any stupidity in differentiating between choosing to buy private insurance vs. being required to under penalty of law. Whether he'd stand buy his word and refuse his employer-provided insurance and risk said penalty by not buying any insurance should such a provision be enacted remains to be seen, and will likely turn out to be hyperbole. But I don't think currently paying, by choice, for private insurance disqualifies someone from being opposed to being legally required to buy it.