"It's known as the "Act to provide for an individual mandate to adult citizens to provide for the self-defense of themselves and others." In political terms, it's a smackdown to the "Affordable Care Act." Republican Hal Wick from Sioux Falls is sponsoring the bill and concedes it is unlikely to pass, but he's using it to illustrate what many critics of the health care law believe -- that the requirement for individuals to buy health insurance is unconstitutional."(Political Daily)
I highly dough this bill will make it very far in there legislature but as comical as the idea is, it makes a good point. If the government can mandate you buy health insurance, what else could they force you to by. An good argument I heard in support of the mandate was that; "The health care mandate is akin to the law that require you to get auto insurance." That statement raised a good point, when you get in a car you could hurt someone else and thus you need insurance. But unlike a car with health care you don't chose to get sick, as you chose to drive. It will be interesting to see how the mandate issue pans out. If its seen as constitutional i wonder was else they will mandate.... gym memberships perhaps? As far as the gun mandate in South Dakota, i wonder if they will provide gun subsidies for low in come families. That could end poorly.
What if the government told you that you HAD to purchase a firearm for reason that it was protection (insurance)?
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unless buying a gun would give you a tax ride off for contributing to public safety that would be kind of cool ;)
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