Only a socialist would force people to buy stuff they didn't want

[petardier]

Yeah, a socialist like George Washington. The congress of 1790 mandated that ship owners had to buy insurance for their seamen(were treatments other than amputations covered?). The law was signed by George Washington.

More details here:

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/04/the-founders-mandates.html

The congress of 1792 required all able-bodied men to buy guns.