Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) had it right from the beginning: The health plan touted by his opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), would force people to buy something they cannot afford and then impose a heavy fine on them when they don't buy it. At the end of the day, they will be worse off than they were at the outset.
Now Clinton has a rejoinder. She says she will limit the amount people have to pay in premiums to 5 or 10 percent of their incomes.
What's wrong with that? A lot. Here are 10 problems that spring to mind.