DV,

All the studies show is that people die without health insurance. Go do the study in Bangladesh and you get the same result. The real question is why are they dying and how much did lifestyle choice contribute to their deaths. My neighbor dropped dead from a heart attack in July, he worked as a Metro bus driver and held one of the best medical insurance policies available. He was proud of the fact that he never went to the Dr. I don't go to the Dr. by choice. Many of the uninsured make the choice to put their health care at the back of the line in terms of the needs and wants in their lives.

The system works pretty good for driving and I don't see it as intrusive. If I get 5 tickets this year guess what happens my insurance rates blow through the roof or canceled and I cannot drive anymore. I get a physical every year as a condition of my life insurance. I gain 20lbs or start drugging and boozing and my liver function shows it, guess what happens? Pepperoni is the second straw man you have drug out of the closet.