Posted on 06/02/2011 2:10:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On the day Mitt Romney formally announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, former Alaska Governor took a shot at his Massachusetts health care plan by criticizing government mandates.
RealClearPolitics reports:
‘[E]ven on a state level and a local level, mandates coming from a governing body, it’s tough for a lot of us to accept because we have great faith in the private sector and in our own families and in our businessmen and women in making decisions for ourselves,’ Palin said. ‘Not any level of government telling us what to do.’
And yet… even her home state of Alaska has a few mandates of its own:
*Alaska requires that you must have a copy of your policy, certificate of self-insurance, or identification card in your immediate possession when you are driving a motor vehicle.
* If you are involved in an accident that results in bodily injury, death, or property damage exceeding $501, you will be required to show proof of insurance.
* You must carry limits of at least $50,000 per person, $100,000 per accident, and $25,000 for property damage.
* Alaska law requires that all companies make a written offer of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Coverage."
LMAO!!!!! Wayyy too funny!
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This writer’s argument is childish.
Auto insurance mandates exist in nearly every state. They do not require drivers to insure against injuries to themselves or damage to their own vehicles. They only require insurance against injuries and damage a driver causes to OTHER people and their cars.
You are killing me. Funniest Mitt Freeper nickname of 2012. Hands down. LMAO!!!!
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You’re right. They think they’re so much more measured and presentable than those crazy real conservatives—but they are viciously sexist where conservative women are concerned.
Uh question Frum, what if you don’t have a vehicle in AK, do you still have to purchase auto insurance?
Open Borders is requiring many to MANDATE issues relating to personal responsibility because illegals don’t have a clue about laws or responsibility. Then we have the MAFIA-FEDS running the OPEN BORDERS MACHINE. Think about Gov. Haley in SC. Her laws on E-Verify are being attacked because she needs to use auditors to verify actual compliance. Gangsta Napolitano does not want her to utilize printed proofs from E-Verify that the workers have been run through the system./ In cases like this I’m all about MANDATES.
Living is.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
“Don’t all states have automobile insurance requirements?”
I’m pretty sure they do.
“And how is that the same as requiring someone to purchase medical coverage?”
It’s not, it’s totally different. Driving is a privilege, and the insurance requirement is to protect others we may directly hurt while exercising that privilege.
The health insurance mandate is something forced on a person just for existing! It is, therefore, blatantly unconstitutional. BHO et al keep playing semantics, periodically alternating the words “tax” with “fine” or “penalty”. Hopefully, the SCOTUS will still use common sense and strike it down - but it will most likely come down to Kennedy being the tie breaker, as Dennis Miller astutely said on BOR last night. Kagan should obviously recuse herself, but the Left (including Weeny-boy) are vocally and aggressively hammering on Clarence Thomas to likewise do the same (just because of his wife’s organizational affiliation). If they lose Kagan in this case, they want to ensure that we, in turn, lose Thomas.
“He could beat Obama in a general election”
No, I don’t think he can. When it comes to debate or tough questions, he gets that look of panic in his eyes and becomes rattled. He talks big in solo speeches, but lacks the guts (or convictions) to go one-on-one with the One. The only ones of this current field I see who likely wouldn’t back down are, first - Herman Cain, and to a lesser degree, Michelle Bachmann. They both need to bone up on history, world events, and radical Islam (in detail). HC’s on the right track, but regarding the latter, he let himself get trapped into back-peddling on the issue of hiring Muslims because he doesn’t yet understand a lot about Islam and the Koran. It looked he was repeating stuff he’s heard and trusted, without first-hand knowledge, or else he could’ve stood by his original statement and backed it up with more detailed facts.
It’s gonna take a (seasoned) lion to stand up to the slickster in our white house, whom the LSM decorates and protects.
“Although his smear machine is quite capable, he is not a fighter.”
No, he is not. That’s what I’ve been talking about. It was obvious in the last election year, and he didn’t even have to go up against BHO (which will be brutal, and take someone far tougher than Mittens).
I am old enough to remember back when auto insurance was NOT mandatory here in Washington State. The year after they made it mandatory, rates tripled. This was one of my first lessons in conservative economics. If something is not mandatory, then it is priced in such a way that they have to compel you to buy it. As long as they can make a small profit on each transaction, it remains a viable, albeit low profit, business.
However, the minute it goes from being market driven, and becomes a government mandate, a driver who could be insured adequetly for $400 last year now pays $1200 this year. We were told this was just a temporary phenomonon, but that temporary part has lasted almost 30 years now.
They should talk with Brigitte Gabriel, who would educate them well on Islam and why NO Muslim should ever hold public office. She could also educate them on Middle East dynamics in general, which would be invaluable, and they could then accurately expose BHO’s dangerous and destructive policies there.
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