Sorry, you're right. Apologies. I think I would have removed that if I'd reread it before wandering off to fix pancakes for breakfast, as it really isn't germane to the point I was trying to make, and with which I'm sure everyone can agree: most of us have things we don't want the government to buy for us, and some of us believe the government should buy very little for us with our own money. I'm just trying to say that between "tax" and "forced to buy" there isn't a large difference, not comment on what I think of the whole thing, which I continue to believe is off topic for this site.
Not looking for comments or to start a thread, but I just now read a commentary that addresses your "between tax and forced to buy there isn't a large difference"