My argument had to do solely with being forced to purchase a federally mandated product or face the risk of sanction.

What about SSDI? That stands for Social Security and Disability INSURANCE. Try not paying it sometime and see what happens to you. It’s not a tax, it is a federal insurance program that we all must comply with by law. You can’t opt out.

The only difference between SSDI and this new healthcare scam is that the money will go straight to corporations rather than into a public trust.