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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]From another post which frames it quite well, with citations:

The language in the Affordable Care Act forcing people to buy insurance came almost verbatim from the 1993 GOP healthcare reform proposal. To quote from the 1993 GOP healthcare bill: "Subtitle F: Universal Coverage - Requires each citizen or lawful permanent resident to be covered under a qualified health plan or equivalent health care program by January 1, 2005." 
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/103/s1770/text

Prior to that, the individual mandate came from the Heritage Foundation in 1990 - http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/1990/07/U...te-an-Affordable-Health-System where the Heritage Foundation's own proposal says “government would require, by law every head of household to acquire at least a basic health plan for his or her family.”

You should be quite embarrassed to not even know your own party's history on the subject.  
 
 
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Then, I guess they wised up.  Funny, you must know what a fiasco this bill is now that you are trying to blame it on the GOP.[/quote]

Of course they didn't "wise up" - after all, it's now been 5 years since the debate started and the GOP *STILL* hasn't managed to come up with anything meaningful in terms of healthcare reform to replace their idea of the individual mandate.

The problem with the GOP is that they have nothing to offer - no leadership, no plans, no direction - the only thing they ever do is knee-jerk reactionary opposition to Democrats.  Whatever it is the Democrats support, they automatically oppose.  Even if it was their own idea.  That is not leadership.  It is a complete GOP disaster.[/quote]

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