tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post4054671979679008827..comments2023-05-25T06:44:40.265-05:00Comments on The Motley Cow: Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance -In 1798Mpetersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-81252692829815555812011-08-29T18:18:42.443-05:002011-08-29T18:18:42.443-05:00Hardly the sweeping act of oppression Obamacare re...Hardly the sweeping act of oppression Obamacare represents.<br /><br />Back in 1798, the IRS was not quite the monster it is today.<br /><br />The 1798 bill was not even close to penalizing and leveling fines, like Obamacare, for a U.S. citizen NOT buying something!<br /><br />It's a dreary prospect...realizing you are no longer a defender of "choice". This is assuming you ever cared about individual choice in the first place.Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.com