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| − | + | <let name=data index=Text>2=“The issue of mandates for health care has driven the [[2008 US presidential race|debate]] between [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama|Obama]] for the past few weeks. Obama says he would enforce his mandate for health care for all children by fining parents if they refused to allow health care coverage for their children. .. "I am happy to be very clear how we enforce mandates for children, and the reason is because children don't have an option."” [http://triangle.johnlocke.org/blog/?p=1273 Jon Ham] and other right-wingers [http://environmentalrepublican.blogspot.com/2007/11/obama-will-fine-if-healthcare-for-kids.html][http://therightrant.blogspot.com/2007/11/socialism-is-on-its-way.html] see this as being rather [[American totalitarianism|totalitarian]], and a comment poster sees this as hypocrisy given the left's views on [[abortion]] (Obama presumably representing the left since he's a [[US Democratic Party|democrat]]). '''Did he actually say this?''' It seems inconsistent, and a search did not turn up any confirmation that the quote is accurate; this link appears to be the source of all the quotes. There doesn't seem to be anything in [http://www.barackobama.com/issues/healthcare/ Obama's health plan] about punishing parents for not signing their kids up, and it specifically says that clients would be able to choose whether or not to stay on their old plan. [http://factcheck.barackobama.com/factcheck2/2007/11/ This page] says "Like many other issues, Senator Clinton still refuses to tell the American people exactly how she will penalize them when they can't afford to purchase health insurance,' said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.", which implies heavily that Obama's plan does not obligate anyone to make that purchase.</let> | |
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