President Obama's main justification for requiring every
American to buy health insurance is that uninsured people unfairly
impose costs on their fellow citizens. Senior Editor Jacob Sullum
argues that Obama greatly exaggerates the extent of these costs,
concealing the real motivation for the individual health insurance
mandate while dodging moral and constitutional questions about
it.
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