There is no problem a mandate can't solve. Just ask Chairman Mao.
Just a quick note; I have recently learned that in addition to ‘providing’ health insurance to 40 million uninsured Americans, the Democrats have also found the cure for cancer, heart disease, all forms of paralysis and yes even impotence. Heck, they’ve pretty much cured everything from the common cold on up. We’ll no longer need chemotherapy, miracle drugs, wheel chairs or even those pesky little blue pills. I know you must be in a state of shock upon hearing this great news, I certainly was. However, the solution to all these problems was not nearly as hard to find as you might think. No, the Democrats simply mandated that anyone suffering from any of the aforementioned ailments, or non-aforementioned ailments, is hereby ordered to render themselves cured and ailment free or be subjected to a $250,000 fine and five years in federal prison. Hey, if it works for folks who can’t possibly afford to buy health insurance, even with imaginary government subsidies, why can’t it work for everything else? Problem solved, at least until November, 2010.