Reply #71: It wouldn't choke the cartel to death at all. It would just mean that only rich people could afford [View All]

[BzaDem]

insurance on the individual market (like in New York state).

You may think that a mandate isn't necessary, but it easily passes the 'necessary' test of the Constitution. The question Constitutionally is could Congress have rationally thought so, and the fact that basically all healthcare economists disagree with you pretty much ends the analysis.