Did Romney say in the last few days that he supported the Individual Mandate?
Heard a reference to it by Joe on Morning Joe this AM, but I need to have that statement confirmed.
Thanks.
If I read Romney right, he argues in terms of the 10th amendment.
Powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the States by the Constitution are reserved to the States or the people.
This includes individual mandates which Romney insists is CONSTITUTIONAL as long as it is done AT THE STATE and NOT at the Federal level.
Therefore, based on Romney’s argument, The HUGE difference between the health care bills is that Romneycare is constitutional (allowed by the 10th amendment) and Obamacare is not (NOT allowed by the 10th amendment).
Not defending Romney at all, but since you asked, I am just giving a summary of HIS argument.
BTW, the above does not address the ECONOMICS of the issue. even at the state level, the individual mandate DID NOTHING to solve Massachusetts ballooning healthcare costs. But that is another issue altogether.