[Tribune7]

SO if the US taxpayers were already mandated to pay for this vaccine why would Governor Perry need to issue his own mandate.

The Texas people are saying the feds wouldn't pay for it unless a mandate was issued. Why that would be different than Alaska I cannot say for certain. It might have something to do with population. Regardless, if Perry is a "crony capitalist" on this matter so is Sarah.

[ari-freedom]

Perry is not a crony capitalist, neither is Sarah and there is nothing wrong with gardasil. Now can we please move on to more important things?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I believe the “crony capitalism” (which sound like corruption to this humble poster) is mentioned because of what seems from the description, to be a conflict of interest.

So you’re really just full of baloney.

[Just mythoughts]

The Texas people are saying the feds wouldn't pay for it unless a mandate was issued. Why that would be different than Alaska I cannot say for certain. It might have something to do with population. Regardless, if Perry is a "crony capitalist" on this matter so is Sarah.

Actually the Texas governor decided he would mandate Texans to pay for the vaccine... None of them were offered the option to OPT out of that tax hike. Then apparently the Governor received a campaign contribution from the drug company.

Sarah did NOT mandate the citizens of Alaska to do squat, Health & Social Services agency announced to the qualified citizens per the FEDERAL government what was being offered as claiming it to be 'free'. I have yet to read Sarah had any contact or took campaign donations from the drug company.

This 'crony capitalist' is about elected politicians mandating/taxing US while taking campaign donations from so called capitalist. There is NO evidence that Sarah did any such thing, which is why she pointed to her emails.

Now has the Governor of Texas release alllll his emails? I did not think so.

[jospehm20]

There are over 20 states that require or fund HPV vaccinations.
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14381

[DRey]

"Financing is another concern: if states make the vaccine mandatory, they must also address funding issues, including for Medicaid and SCHIP coverage and youth who are uninsured, and whether to require coverage by insurance plans. This has caused some to push for further discussion and debate about whether or not to require the vaccine."

In Texas, if it's not mandated, it can't require insurance to pay for it.

[Sea Parrot]

Up to you to prove it was ever mandated by Governor Palin, passed as Alaskan state law, or ever implemented by any other means than except as purely voluntarily by individuals.

The federal government also makes flood insurance available, but (unlike Obama care) individual states do not mandate you have to take out a policy.