Universal Mandates

Are Mandates Mandatory?

Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Krugman: Zero Chance Of Universal Health Care With Obama

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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