"Most major cities around the world" is not the same thing as most major cities in the United States. The question is "Since when can the GOVERNMENT FORCE US TO BUY THINGS", which has already been answered when I said that the government forces you to buy car insurance if you own a car. Owning a car is a choice, but buying car insurance if you own that car is [b]not[/b] a choice. Therefore, the government has been forcing people to pay for something. Maybe not everyone, because not everyone owns a car, but the fact still stands.