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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 2822783" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>Everyone will need insurance at some point so no, it's not different. It's an acknowledgement of the reality that if you are going to force insurance companies to accept people with preexisting conditions then you have to have a mechanism that will force the majority of people to maintain insurance or everyone will just start gaming the system. Under the mandate you paid the penalty when you chose not carry insurance, under this new system you pay the penalty when you choose to get insurance, but under either system those who choose to forgo getting insurance until they get sick will pay a penalty.</p></blockquote><p></p>