Jaywalking

We’ll return to Health Insurance Issues With Dave after this quick ethics test:

You are standing at the corner of Mayfield Road and SOM Center at 2 AM. The light is red and the crosswalk sign is against you. There isn’t a car in sight.

1) Do you cross the street?

a. Yes

b. No

Three people cross the street, two not even bothering to come to the corner. A police car drives by and doesn’t stop to even warn the scofflaws.

2) Do you cross the street now?

a. Yes

b. No

The above is brought to you courtesy of the U.S. Government and your friends at the Internal Revenue Service. Would you like to rethink your answers?

The Individual Mandate is a core element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The requirement of universal participation is an important component of any serious proposal that would extend coverage, without underwriting, to everyone. It is an unfortunate part of human nature that many people would opt out of coverage until 5 minutes AFTER they suffered a major accident or experienced chest pains.

It is only under the threat of penalty that some people feel compelled to act responsibly.

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