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In reply to the discussion: Time to cut the crap. Obama Derangement Syndrome doesn't really exist. [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)mandates and why his plan was better than Hillary's plan for not having mandates. Here is what he said. Not what I am saying, what Obama said, how he got my vote:
OBAMA: Lets break down what she (Clinton) really means by a mandate. Whats meant by a mandate is that the government is forcing people to buy health insurance and so shes suggesting a parent is not going to buy health insurance for themselves if they can afford it. Now, my belief is that most parents will choose to get health care for themselves and we make it affordable.
Heres the concern. If you havent made it affordable, how are you going to enforce a mandate. I mean, if a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody to buy a house.
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That's what the man said to get votes. He did not say 'my plan and Hillary's plan have the same sort of mandate!!!'
He said what he said.