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Originally Posted by firstdown
I guess I did miss that one. When did they do that or want that?
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Some during the Clinton era, some more recently. Since Obama was elected they've all, to a man, walked away from it like it was leprosy. The Heritage Foundation, a very prominent Republican think tank, was for it sometime ago, now they've deemed it unconstitutional.
Here's an article talking about it, there are plenty more out there that might have a more conservative point of view. In their defense, Heritage says their plan wasn't exactly like Obama's and that it didn't require a government takeover. (neither does Obama's plan) To that I say bullpucky because how they were for the individual mandate, yet against the government implementing I'm not quite sure about. Maybe Sliggin can explain that one to me.
Conservatives Run From the Individual Mandate They Once Embraced - John A. Farrell (usnews.com)