Perhaps you agree with that too? Did you know that Eli Lilly was one of the strongest advocates (along with the entire pharmaceutical industry) for Obamacare? Did you know that Mitch Daniels was one of the top people at Eli Lilly for 11 years through 2001? EVP for Corporate Strategy.
Healthy Indiana Plan
In 2007, Daniels signed the Healthy Indiana Plan, which provided 132,000 uninsured Indiana workers with coverage. The program works by helping its beneficiaries purchase a private health insurance policy with a subsidy from the state. The plan promotes health screenings, early prevention services, and smoking cessation. It also provides tax credits for small businesses that create qualified wellness and Section 125 plans. The plan was paid for by an increase in the state’s tax on cigarettes and the reallocation of federal medicaid funds through a special wavier granted by the federal government. In a September 15, 2007 Wall Street Journal column, Daniels was quoted as saying about the Healthy Indiana Plan and cigarette tax increase saying, “A consumption tax on a product you'd just as soon have less of doesn't violate the rules I learned under Ronald Reagan."[35][5]
The plan allows low to moderate income households where the members have no access to employer provided healthcare to apply for coverage. The fee for coverage is calculated using a formula that results in a charge between 2%–5% of a person's income. A $1,100 annual deductible is standard on all policies and allows applicants to qualify for a health savings account. The plan pays a maximum of $300,000 in annual benefits.[36]
He's just another member of the DC/Corporate/Wall St./Banking Oligarchy. He is DEFINITELY no conservative. He is a statist through and through.
The individual mandate, so-called, is about FORCING PEOPLE to buy insurance plans whether you want them or not.
What is there about the materials you just cited that says MUST BUY INSURANCE OR BE FINED $250,000 AND BE SENT TO PRISON ~ which is what Obamakkkare says ~ and that's what the issue in the courts is.
Are you sure you know which is which?
Do you oppose private insurance plans?
If you are a syndico-anarchist this thread's really not for you.