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1994 Report: Santorum supported individual mandate [rubbish!]
Washington Examiner ^
| 01/27/2012
| Joel Gehrke
Posted on 01/27/2012 4:52:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
another hit piece
Santorums suggestion does not call for universal forcing on the population of govt insurance whose bureaucrats then control their life or death decisions on treatment with no appeal
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posted on
01/27/2012 4:57:21 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Common sense is not so common- Voltaire)
To: SeekAndFind
“and had opposed so-called “sin” taxes.”
well, that’s good. He’s not that Huckabeeish
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posted on
01/27/2012 4:58:02 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(If SOPA/PIPA passes, we will lose our Free Republic.)
To: SeekAndFind
I watched Santorum’s 1994 Senate campaign and his fearless and unapologetic destruction of Harris Wofford in the debates, and I do not remember him propsing an indivudual mandate.
To: SeekAndFind
I don’t support an individual mandate, but they need to couple that stand with a Federal law that allows healthcare providers to refuse to treat someone if they don’t have the means to pay. Telling hospitals you have to treat anyone and pass the costs on to the rest of us is nuts.
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posted on
01/27/2012 5:05:49 AM PST
by
Wolfie
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To: SeekAndFind
Team Romney is really good. Santorum scored last night and the next morning the hit pieces are out... I will give him credit for destroying his opposition. IF he gets the nomination he better show the same vigor on Obama.... if he doesn't, many former supporters of Perry, Cain and Newt will not vote for him.
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posted on
01/27/2012 5:09:21 AM PST
by
11th Commandment
(http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
To: 11th Commandment
Romney is a snake, masquerading as a conservative. He would do more to destroy conservativism by winning than by losing. As President, he would be impotent, just as he was as governor of Massachusetts. The public will confuse Romney with being a conservative and move away from the idea of conservatism without realizing that Romney is a fraud.
This Newt supporter will not vote for Romney—period.
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posted on
01/27/2012 5:25:56 AM PST
by
CASchack
To: SeekAndFind
Mitt Romney supported the idea of “requiring individuals to buy health insurance” while he is running for the GOP nomination in 2011, according to Mitt Romney.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:01:13 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(If SOPA/PIPA passes, we will lose our Free Republic.)
To: ari-freedom
2012. It’s still the first month of the new year, you know.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:02:13 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(If SOPA/PIPA passes, we will lose our Free Republic.)
To: Daveinyork
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:05:22 AM PST
by
Abby4116
To: SeekAndFind
No proof.
Willard's opposition research hacks are back at it today.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:08:39 AM PST
by
skeeter
To: SeekAndFind
"Santorum and [his opponent] would require individuals to buy health insurance rather than forcing employers to pay for employee benefits," Tricky word "require". Does it mean by force or by necessity, and no way to tell from this context. I bet the original journalist-idiot didn't care, and just spat their 1500 words out that day. Santorum probably meant by necessity, since he seems to at least be honest about rights. (Yes, I liked his Why and How lesson last night, and prefer him, but I'll happily vote for Newt (and Rubio VP???) if Santorum does not succeed.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:09:45 AM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
To: SeekAndFind
Just another garbage piece by the Romney forces.
EVERY congressional Republican--EVERYONE OF THEM--supported the individual mandate as set out by the Heritage Foundation's proposal back in 1994, because that was the Republican strategy for opposing Hilarycare.
Once cooler heads prevailed, and Hilarycare had been defeated, most of them backed away from the concept.
Romney was an advocate of the mandate back then and still is. End of story.
Santorum ROCKED last night. By far it was his best night, and he clearly won the overall debate.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:17:49 AM PST
by
Sudetenland
(Anybody but Obama!!!!)
To: 11th Commandment
Romney will do anything, say anything to get what he wants. It’s all about money and power. Not any different than BO and the American sheeple are following along yet again.
To: Daveinyork
Because he did not
Another hit piece on Santorum
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:25:37 AM PST
by
CPT Clay
(Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
To: Abby4116
Santorum and [his opponent] would require individuals to buy health insurance rather than forcing employers to pay for employee benefits," Top of page two on the web page. The Romnbots probably had woodies all night after finding that.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:25:57 AM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
To: Sudetenland
EVERY congressional Republican--EVERYONE OF THEM--supported the individual mandate as set out by the Heritage Foundation's proposal back in 1994, because that was the Republican strategy for opposing Hilarycare.That is why the left adopted the phrase "individual mandate" to describe their plans after that. It was a means to adopt the right's language, but distort it into redistribution.
To: SeekAndFind
The concept of an insurance mandate has a conservative pedigree, so its not really surprising that Rick Santorum expressed support for it at some time.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:33:47 AM PST
by
mac_truck
( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
To: 11th Commandment
That makes him less likeable in my opinion, if that’s even possible. Of course, the media outlets doing Mitt’s bidding right now are the same ones that will be targeting him once he’s the nominee.
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posted on
01/27/2012 6:38:27 AM PST
by
RIRed
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