Genuine question for elbee, libertad, and others decrying “Obamacare” as the worst bill ever, as socialism, etc: Why did conservatives feel differently when they, not Dems, were originally pushing this mandate-plus-subsidies-for-poor plan?
Mitt Romney isn’t the only Republican presidential candidate who once backed an individual health insurance mandate.
… Gingrich in his 2008 book… : “we should insist that everyone above a certain level buy coverage (or, if they are opposed to insurance, post a bond)… we should provide tax credits or subsidize private insurance for the poor.”
… his 2005 book…: “you have a responsibility to buy insurance… [A] 21st Century Intelligent System requires everyone to participate in the insurance system.”
(http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/05/12/gingrichs_health_care_problem.html)
Whether it’s mandating insurance with low-income subsidies, or cap & trade (also originally a free-market alternative to direct regulation): why do consveratives always seem to be (apologies to Senator Kerry) “for it, before they’re against it”? Is this just a case of moving the goalposts once they move the Democratic party rightward?
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His answer to “Obamacare” is not called anything cute. Just Health Care Reform. It’s totally different because while it would cover even more people, it would lower medical costs in general, not spend any money, not raise taxes, and some other stuff I laughed over.
In other words, the goal posts haven’t moved, they’re just all wavy. Possibly from the psychedelic drugs needed to get Mittens through these speeches. #Don’tThrowStones
… saying something like “the federal individual mandate is horrible, but it’s super-awesome when states do it.” (It’s possible I’m paraphrasing and he didn’t say “super-awesome.) But if it’s socialism an or “anti-freedom” when the feds do it, it’s socialism & anti-freedom when states do it; leaving it to the states just adds a dollop of states’ rights federalism, in that Massachussetts can choose to be socialist without forcing other states to be.
When states do it it’s encouraging commerce and free market ideals.
Otherwise, exactly. No reason to be critical, or do any critical thinking. Health care great, Obama evil. Simple makes it easy.
In 2012 the Repub Party political elite is facing a scary new world and they don’t know what to say that has any integrity whatsoever.
all repub statements should have an asterisk…
* “not intended to be a factual statement”
(thanks Sen. Kyl!)
Then they could just regularly make shit up and not have to worry abou…oh, wait.
Nevermind.