Health insurance reform

In the perfect, Utopian world full health care for everyone would be great. Here in the real world its impractical.

I don't think it should be too hard to figure that out. Total health care takes money and since we are already in a deficit we don't need to add to that.

If my understanding of Obamacare is correct the President would like to force all Americans to buy health insurance, whether they can afford it or not. How is that right in any way, shape or form?

I thought that this was a free country and we had right to make choices. Forcing people to buy health insurance goes totally against our countries principles,  I think once the courts gets through with Obamacare it will ruled unconstitutional on this point alone.

But that is not the only problem with this health care "reform". What about the people who will not be financially able to afford health care? I haven't heard what President Obama intends to do to people who don't buy insurance. What does he want to do; fine them or put them in jail? Whatever punishment there would be would not solve or help anything.

And how would enforcement of mandatory health insuance be done? Would the President make a health insurance version of the IRS? All that would accomplish is costing tax payers more and add on to the debt. And that would inevitability make it even harder for people to afford health insurance.

And maybe I'm wrong on this but if everyone had to buy health insurance wouldn't that mean insurance rates go up?  It makes sense  to me that health insurance would charge whatever they want knowing that everyone was required to have it.

Does our health care system need to be improved? Yes, I don't think anyone thinks it is perfect as is. But it has to be done in a financially responsible and pragmatic way. Try again Mr. President or it will be one term for you.