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In July of 1798, Congress passed – and President John Adams signed - “An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen.” The law authorized the creation of a government operated marine hospital service and mandated that privately employed sailors be required to purchase health care insurance.
Keep in mind that the 5th Congress did not really need to struggle over the intentions of the drafters of the Constitutions in creating this Act as many of its members were the drafters of the Constitution.
An interesting read indeed! Also, click on the link at the end of the article leading to another article by a guy who 'checked up' on the original article.
I still have a bit of a problem about using the Commerce Clause in the present situation (the individual mandate), but that article is something to think about.
Several big diffrences.
the act was 2 pages long and everyone could read it before it passed unlike famous Nancy who claimed we had to pass it to know what is in it.
since it was withheld from wages, i would be a tax
I do not see a penalty for not participating.
the tax was son a small segment of society everyone was not forced to be part of it/
Several big diffrences.
the act was 2 pages long and everyone could read it before it passed unlike famous Nancy who claimed we had to pass it to know what is in it.
since it was withheld from wages, i would be a tax
I do not see a penalty for not participating.
the tax was son a small segment of society everyone was not forced to be part of it/
So if we cut "Obamacare" down to 2 pages, THEN it would be acceptable?
An interesting read indeed! Also, click on the link at the end of the article leading to another article by a guy who 'checked up' on the original article.
I still have a bit of a problem about using the Commerce Clause in the present situation (the individual mandate), but that article is something to think about.
I have not read the article on that link yet, but the "act" appears to be pretty cut and dry...
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Wth July,1798.CHAP. [94.] An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen.1 § 1.
Be it enacted, Sfc.That from and after the first day of September next, the master or ownerof every ship or vessel of the United States, arriving from a foreign port into any port of theUnited States, shall, before such ship or vessel shall be admitted to an entry, render to the collector a true account of the number of seamen that shall have been employed on board suchvessel since she was last entered at any port in the United States, and shall pay, to the saidcollector, at the rate of twenty cents per month for every seaman so employed ; which sum he ishereby authorized to retain out of the wages of such seamen.
§ 3. That it shall be the duty of the several collectors to make a quarterly return of the sumscollected by them, respectively, by virtue of this act, to the secretary of the treasury ; and thepresident of the United States is hereby authorized, out of the same, to provide for the temporaryrelief and maintenance of sick, or disabled seamen, in the hospitals or other proper institutionsnow established in the several ports of the United States, or in ports where no such institutionsexist, then in such other manner as he shall direct:Provided,that the moneys collected in anyone district, shall be expended within the same.
In July of 1798, Congress passed – and President John Adams signed - “An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen.” The law authorized the creation of a government operated marine hospital service and mandated that privately employed sailors be required to purchase health care insurance.
Keep in mind that the 5th Congress did not really need to struggle over the intentions of the drafters of the Constitutions in creating this Act as many of its members were the drafters of the Constitution.
Its no different than we allow unions to have polls of insurance as well as other pools. I unons often it is mandated byt eh empoloyer that you join. Its a poll that is pushed by those workig i the pol to have.Its not mandated totally tho because in mnay a perosn can otpotu and in nay case one can seek other employement where its optional or not available too.I this case its a national pool;with mnay to be covered by medicaid and actaulyl taxesw some for toehrs coverage.There is no out optio at all andf the covewrage is nadated as to what is bought. that is why thsi is not be used to defend the mandated coverage in the suit.
Several big diffrences.
the act was 2 pages long and everyone could read it before it passed unlike famous Nancy who claimed we had to pass it to know what is in it.
since it was withheld from wages, i would be a tax
I do not see a penalty for not participating.
the tax was son a small segment of society everyone was not forced to be part of it/
You really need to understand that the civilians of the day were able to trade chickens for medical care with their local country doctors. They were obviouslly not a burden on the taxpayer. The penalty for not participating was being denied the opportunity to work as a sailor aboard a commercial ship, which I'm sure was a very necessary industry in those days.
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