• Steve@communick.news
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    1 year ago

    That’s speculation. They seem like reasonable possibilities, but we don’t know because it wasn’t explained.
    At worse, all that is coercion. Well mostly just natural consequences really. Still not force.

    People can absolutely be forced to eat or drink. It’s been done in the past, when inmates go on a hunger strike. Half a dozen people strap them down, force a feeding tube down their throats. If lucky, they’d be sedated first.

    • FlowVoid@midwest.social
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      1 year ago

      They aren’t reasonable possibilities, because Medicare covers everyone over 65 regardless of their medical history and ACA health insurance plans are required to enroll all applicants regardless of age or medical history.

      The latter can raise your premium if you smoke tobacco. That’s literally the only power of “coercion” they have available. All your other choices are off-limits.