In: Economics
instructions: Briefly answer the question below using economic concepts learned in class. (The answer must be grounded in economics in order to receive full credit.)
The Affordable Care Act, or Obama Care as it is sometimes called, had a difficult start partly because it requires everyone to be covered by insurance or they must pay a fine. Why are all required to join? If most people consider health insurance a good thing, why do so many resist buying a plan even when they can afford it? (Assume there are no technical problems involved and the resistance is a rational response.)