The Mandate Misunderstanding

Probably no effort at political triangulation (what used to be called compromise) has failed the Obama Administration so badly as the individual health insurance mandate. There are ways, though, to get the steak without the political sizzle, provided Republicans choose to cooperate.

The reason for imposing an …

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Now It’s Up to the Supremes

A federal appellate court in Atlanta has ruled (in a split decision) that the individual mandate in the health care law is unconstitutional. Seems the majority believes that the interstate commerce clause doesn’t apply. So what happens If the Supreme Court—where the case is surely heading—agrees with Atlanta? …

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