"We warned the president -- don't ever, ever agree with the Republicans,"

[Maven]

81. No, again you are incorrect.

The tax credits have nothing to do with enforcement of the requirement to obtain coverage. They are meant to complement the mandate by assisting with compliance and to attract popular support for the mandate. They do not constitute the mandate, or legal requirement, to obtain coverage.

Health insurance is repeatedly referred to in his paper as "mandatory," an "obligation," a "requirement." Two different approaches are proposed for enforcement, from a fine (harder approach) to "the loss of certain tax benefits" (the softer approach). However, the intended effect in both cases is the same.

"Regardless, the Heritage Foundation has disavowed..."



Well, of course they have! It's now Obama's policy - much like the insurance exchanges which Obama himself credited to them!