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<DIV><FONT size=2>The state government can compel you to buy automobile
liability insurance if you chose to own and to operate a motor vehicle.
The courts have ruled that this is a legitimate power of the government.
It will be interesting to see how this issue as it relates to health insurance
is argued in the courts.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> ; <A
title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] House Bill 117
- State Sovereignty - FederalHealth Care . . .</DIV>
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<DIV>I have to agree that the government does not have the
authority to compel you to participate in buying health Insurance
or any product or service from a private company. Especially
when it is such a rip-off and there is no regulation on what these
insurance companies can collectively decide they want you to pay once
you are required by to purchase it from them. They could charge
$500-$1500 a month and you would have to pay it. If they wanted to tax
you and provide access to health care that would be within their
legal authority because that is what the government does.</DIV>
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<DIV> However, I don't agree with the wording of the bill that
employers should be allowed to get away with not offering any health
insurance without raising their minimum paid wages. You cannot
afford health insurance on $7.25 an hour. Hell, you cannot
even afford quality health insurance at $12.50 an hour working 50 hours
a week when the government is skimming 40 cents on every dollar you
sweat blood and tears to make. Employers should have some basic
responsibility for the welfare of their employers especially when many
employers put their employees at risk for lots of health problems.
Working conditions need to be beyond third world standards here in
Idaho. Idahoan workers deserve at least this much. Too bad the
Governor of Idaho and the majority of the current legislature
doesn't agree. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Donovan Arnold<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 2/16/11, Tom Hansen
<I><thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] House
Bill 117 - State Sovereignty - Federal Health Care . . .<BR>To:
"Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Date: Wednesday,
February 16, 2011, 11:43 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Has passed the Idaho House by a vote of
49-20.<BR><BR><A
href="http://moscowcares.com/idaho/2011/HB0117_020911.htm"
target=_blank>http://moscowcares.com/idaho/2011/HB0117_020911.htm</A><BR><BR>Tom
Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR><BR>"The Pessimist complains about
the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>and the Realist adjusts
his sails."<BR><BR>-
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