Romney could have blocked this enitire monstrosity. Government mandates are generally bad, especially iin the health care field. Governemnt cannot improve the best health care system in the world. It can only make it worse. RomneyCare proves the point.
This mandate is not about “health care”, it’s about “health care insurance”.
I’m willing to entertain and argument that having an insurance requirement is a bad thing. To start, let me ask a question — Are car insurance mandates a bad thing?