NO HEALTH INSURANCE? FACE FINES

Massachusetts has begun imposing stiff fines on residents who, for whatever reason, fail to purchase health insurance. The program is the enforcement end of the state's universal health-insurance plan -- and the fees reach up to $912 a year, says WorldNetDaily.com.

"The Massachusetts universal coverage plan is overregulated and largely unworkable," said Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. "The least expensive plan would cost a 37-year-old male resident of Massachusetts $196 a month, and a fine for not having insurance could run half of that, or $98 a month. The same 37-year-old living in Dallas could buy coverage for $98 per month."

[government is also for-profit - but without the pesky need to convince customers of its value - it merely imposes itself upon the populace]

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