Why are the Republican’s only objecting to the harm possibly caused to the insurance companies?

They are supposed to be in favor of economic freedom. This is ridiculous. So it is ok for people to be forced to buy a particular product for the “privilege” of living? I thought survival was a right and not a “privilege” contingent on ones ability to pay some private companies that have strong lobbies?

Of course it is about corruption, bribery and lobbying because forcing people to buy products automatically makes the price go up. What else could it do? How on earth could the price go down if everyone was forced to pay for health insurance? They have to make more money to cover the mandate. Is that money going to appear out of thin air? No, it comes from the people who will be forced to pay far more than what their health risk would really imply.

Of course, Obama was supposed to be against this mandate as well and he evidently easily changed his mind as he always does.