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Thu Feb-28-08 08:25 AM
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OBAMA is smart not to buck Buckley's "freedom to be left alone" : MANDATE WON'T FLY |
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Obama's reluctance to force adults to pay for Health insurance shows a real sensitivity to a deep-seated American reluctance to let the Goverment into all aspects of life.
The idea of fines, wage-garnishing etc. to force an adult to purchace health insurance just does not sit well with many folk.
With the MSM "honoring" the great libertarian Will Buckley's passing, I am glad Obama is not the one arguing for "NO FREEDOM to be left alone."
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Thu Feb-28-08 08:32 AM
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1. I'm all in favor of an individual mandate IF THEY CAN BUY INTO MEDICARE "at cost." |
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Edited on Thu Feb-28-08 08:33 AM by IanDB1
Edwards was the only one who included THAT component in his plan.
It would also be good if there was a CORPORATE mandate that was higher than the cost of not insuring your employees.
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Thu Feb-28-08 02:17 PM
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6. Unfortunately, mandating paying into "for profit" insurance industry will tend to keep costs up |
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Thu Feb-28-08 02:21 PM
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7. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure THAT out. |
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"Make it mandatory to buy my product or service... I PROMISE I won't raise my prices. (wink wink)"
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Thu Feb-28-08 08:48 AM
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If Hillary wants "universal coverage" why not go all the way to single payer?
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Thu Feb-28-08 08:55 AM
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3. Single payer is the only true universal. Hillary's approach is punitive against the individual |
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Thu Feb-28-08 08:57 AM
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4. Do Obama Supporters Know ANYTHING About US History? |
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Thu Feb-28-08 09:16 AM
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5. Did Brandeis just die? And Buckley not the only one to stand by this basic principle, but so what |
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