Mandatory Health Insurance?

[rfunk]

OK, I'm all for universal health care, but can someone please explain to me the rationale for mandatory purchasing of health insurance, with noncompliance punished by tax penalties?

Or is the AP just spinning this negatively?

Update: The debate on this over at Daily Kos is interesting, once you get past the cheerleading. "Mandatory private health insurance" indeed.

Comments

[the-shampoo.livejournal.com]

I don't know ANYTHING about this story. But, I do know that the AP loves to spin.