You say this even though all Americans who own cars are 'forced' to insure them, people are 'forced' to pay taxes, people are even 'forced' to walk properly when crossing the road, (jaywalking) people are 'forced' to do lots of things except when it comes to something that is costing Americans billions and billions of dollars and is killing tens of thousands of Americans for no good reason every year. (the reason is powerful Americans are getting billions every year and they want to keep getting those billions.)
Why is it "every" other country in the civilised world forces it's citizens to pay health care insurance? because it benifits "everyone and their country" in each of those societies that's why.
Meanwhile Americans want to hang onto the outdated idea that they are somehow 'free' when all they are free to do is kill themselves, Americans are clinging to this 'freedom' (people in every civilised country has 'freedom') nonsense and it's slowly destroying them.
Wow, that is a passionate statement. I can see you are passionate about the subject. Let us start at a point that America is not the UK, and our cultures and values are different. Let me also state that I actually am FOR a national health insurance option, just not a forced one. I believe that if a competitive national option were introduced that was across the whole country and was fairly priced, or hopefully cheaper then we would see a reduction in prices for most people, or at least another option for people. I also believe that our health insurance, regardless of how one buys it, should be completely separate from our jobs. However, in spite of what you believe, not every country in the "civilized world" has universal healthcare. Not many people would call Brazil, China, Mexico, Turkey, Columbia, Iran, or Panama "uncivilized".
All that said though, I actually do believe a universal healthcare system in the USA is probably the only way to stem costs eventually. But that does not mean that I have to actually
agree with it. I can believe in Libertarian values while also seeing where it is going and what
a solution is. The fact is that our system as it is currently is not free. But that is a discussion for another thread.
As for car insurance in America, your representation is not correct, but since you do not live here you are probably unaware of how it actually works. First, one does not HAVE to have a car, in many places cars are optional entirely. If you do not have a car you don't have to pay car insurance. Second, the grades or levels of the forced insurance is variable. One is not forced to have total coverage for the car, medical liability, etc. just a bare minimum to cover if you hit someone else. Third,
your car does not have to be insured at all unless you have a loan on it, and then it is not
your car, it is collateral to the company you are making payments to until you have paid it off.