Brasfield 6-10

I think that one of the more interesting aspects of proposed healthcare plans is the individual mandate portion. Brasfield is absolutely correct when he refers to a necessary tax-break or subsidy for low income consumers. The individual mandates are one of the more controversial topics when a universal/government funded healthcare is proposed. Individual mandates are thought to infringe on individual freedom. Brasfield also brings up an interesting point when he discusses a required penalty for those that do not purchase mandated insurance policies. In my opinion, if the government is going to require people to buy insurance, they should at least allow them to pick which policy they want. I would like to know how hefty of a penalty Brasfield thinks is necessary to discourage disobedience of the government. I think that when we step back to look at this situation from afar, it seems absolutely bizarre to penalize people financially for not buying something that the government wants them to buy.