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If Congress Can Mandate We Have to Buy Health Insurance Can They Mandate That Consumers Must Use a Licensed Agent? Where is NAR? Who Is John Galt?

By Jackie Hawley

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Professionals

July 05, 2012 06:11 AM

If Congress Can Mandate We Have to Buy Health Insurance Can They Mandate That Consumers Must Use a Licensed Agent when purchasing a home? Where is NAR?

I was surprised when the Supreme Court determined the heal care bill that mandates (demands) we all purchase health insurance is constitutional. Notice that the insurance companies aren't complaining?

NAR should consider using some of our dues money and get a law that requires all home buyers and sellers must use a Realtor.

Who is John Galt?

Jackie Hawley
ReMax Encore, Clarkston MI
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Jason Sardi

Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC

Your Agent for Life

I'm not buying the analogy here, two totally different things. But good luck with that!

Jul 05, 2012 06:52 AM

Jackie Hawley

Coldwell Banker Professionals - Oxford, MI

Southeast Michigan Real Estate

Wishful thinking?

Jul 05, 2012 07:02 AM

Indeed.

Jul 05, 2012 07:25 AM

Dale Terry

Yadkinville, NC

Jackie, just to move this further, both laws would not specify the quality of the result. Both would be a waste.

Jul 05, 2012 08:42 PM

No argument. I was attempting sarcasm :) Is it really a stretch to mandate using a real estate agent if the IRS can be sicked on you for not buying health insurance? We currently pay sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco. Some areas are legislating sugar (large pops illegal in NY City). You can no longer smoke in a bar in Michigan. Unless it's a casino. Who owned the politicians who passed that law? Casino owners are happy. So I don't think it's such a big stretch for NAR to take some of our dues and buy enough politicians to pass a law similar to the health care bill.

Jul 06, 2012 12:22 AM

John Mosier

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

Prescott's Patriot Agent 928 533-8142

Jackie -- NAR is NOT on the side of preserving our freedoms. Otherwise NAR would be "pitching a major fit" about the attacks on our private property rights.

The Obama Administration is quietly moving to eliminate real estate as a profession by making policies that turn real estate into a commodity so the public thinks they no longer need us.

Jul 08, 2012 02:30 PM

If the government had their way there would be no more property rights. They are taking homes in Detroit to demolish them. If homeowners in very bad areas don't want to sell they threaten to take away city services (police, fire, water, sewer, garbage pick up) that those homeowners are paying for in their taxes. I read recently that San Francisco is looking into using eminent domain to take back mortgages and allowing owners to get new loans backed by FHA. The health care bill states we won't be able to sell if the house isn't energy efficient! There was an attempt a few years ago to limit the amount of houses a person could sell via seller financing without licensing, so if you owned 20 rentals you couldn't sell all 20 on land contract. We have been allowing politicians sell our rights to the highest bidder for far too long.

Jul 09, 2012 04:50 AM

If Congress Can Mandate We Have to Buy Health Insurance Can They Mandate That Consumers Must Use a Licensed Agent? Where is NAR? Who Is John Galt?

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