sguy78 said:
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I see your point, but in reality a healthcare mandate is necessary. Most Americans, even those with no health insurance who don't pay their medical bills, still recieve medical treatment. Why? Because no hospital or doctor will turn down a patient for fear of litigation, in which case even the silliest of lawsuits can payout millions of dollars. Its similar to the car insurance mandate, it would be uneconomical and unreasonable otherwise. The only problem is that you can choose not to drive a car, but you can't choose not to consume health insurance (well I guess you can but hardly anyone does).
I'm thinking of more personal freedoms than mandates. The freedom of religion (encompassing everything from abortion to putting Creationism in science books), freedom of speech, freedom of privacy, habeas corpus (both of which have been violated by recent terrorism fears), freedom of sexuality, and so forth come to mind.
