Universal Mandates

Are Mandates Mandatory?

Dean Baker | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Dean Baker

It is important to understand that the mandates are not about extending coverage, they are about preventing free-riding. They are, in effect, a form of taxation, and a a very regressive one.

Kennedy "Shocked" At "Distortion" In Clinton Health Care Ad

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama put out big gun backer Sen. Ted Kennedy and the Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle to respond to the negative Cli...

Krugman: Zero Chance Of Universal Health Care With Obama

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The principal policy division between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama involves health care. It's a division that can seem technical and obscure -- an...