loss of some freedom?

President Obama wants everyone in the United States to be covered by some form of health insurance, be it privately provided ( individual or employer) or single payer ( government provided). While this is an indication of his caring for fellow human beings, it is a misguided idea that will result in a financial hardship unlike any other in the history of the United States. It is estimated there are 42 million people in the United States that are un-insured. The President would like these people to be insured and have the federal government pay the bill. What is not being said though, is 12 million of these people are in the United States illegally. Another 10 to 12 million are college age people that could buy private insurance for around $200 per month but do not because they are young and have the “ I am invincible” attitude or simply believe that nothing bad can happen to them, that it is always “the other guy” that falls ill. Not only will this policy saddle Americans with astronomically high taxes, it is a policy that blurs the line between rights and responsibilities. True freedom is a balance between rights and responsibilities. Everyone is free (has the right) to engage in any activity that does not hurt someone else or infringe upon that other persons rights. This freedom, however, has responsibilities attached. In other words, you are responsible for your own actions. Placing the consequences of one persons actions on a different person is a loss of freedom for the person on whom the consequences is placed. Asking taxpayers that try to live a healthy lifestyle to pay medical bills of people that do not try to be healthy is Socialism. Asking the federal government (taxpayers) to pay for the bad decisions and poor lifestyles of a few is unfair to the many who make wise decisions.