In regards to health care in the United States, there is an immense area of ambiguous arguments and principles. There is not necessarily a right and wrong, or a “black and white” solution to the majority of health care aspects. Currently, all Americans are required to obtain and keep health insurance as a mandated component of the Affordable Care Act that was passed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Citizens of the United States must fulfill the health insurance requirement, or accept the penalty. This law could be one of the most debated components of health care in history. There is a multitude of disagreement when it comes to the requirement of health care in the United States; many citizens and government officials believe that it should
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These government documents guarantee the citizens of America the right to choose their way of life. In Amendment X of the Bill of Rights, it states that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people” (“Bill of Rights,” n.d.). The “police powers,” including “laws protecting the welfare, safety, and health of the public,” are intended to be left to the State or the people for determination, and not the federal government (“Police Powers,” n.d.). The federal government is infringing upon the rights of Americans by requiring them to pay large amounts of money monthly for health insurance premiums. The fee that must be paid for any month that the individual does not have “qualifying health insurance,” is considerably large. This should not be mandatory. If an individual chooses not to purchase health insurance, the risks and consequences affect no one but that individual; it is his right to make that choice. Wealthier people are paying more in their health insurance fees than those who are less wealthy; although this could be argued as “fair,” certain groups of people should not be required to pay more of their earned dollars for those who can’t
These government documents guarantee the citizens of America the right to choose their way of life. In Amendment X of the Bill of Rights, it states that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people” (“Bill of Rights,” n.d.). The “police powers,” including “laws protecting the welfare, safety, and health of the public,” are intended to be left to the State or the people for determination, and not the federal government (“Police Powers,” n.d.). The federal government is infringing upon the rights of Americans by requiring them to pay large amounts of money monthly for health insurance premiums. The fee that must be paid for any month that the individual does not have “qualifying health insurance,” is considerably large. This should not be mandatory. If an individual chooses not to purchase health insurance, the risks and consequences affect no one but that individual; it is his right to make that choice. Wealthier people are paying more in their health insurance fees than those who are less wealthy; although this could be argued as “fair,” certain groups of people should not be required to pay more of their earned dollars for those who can’t