The mandate is for driving a vehicle on public roads, which is absolutely not a right. You can decline paying for-profit companies for insurance by not driving.

The mandate is for driving a vehicle on public roads, which is absolutely not a right. You can decline paying for-profit companies for insurance by not driving. The healthcare argument is different and reasonable. The lack of a taxpayer-funded health scheme in the United States combined with making it illegal to opt out of being alive (and requiring health insurance) is nonsense.