E Erik New member Feb 20, 2011 #1 The whole reason Obama went with the mandate instead of a single payer public option for health care was to win over moderate republicans. The individual mandate was actually a republican idea back in the early 90's.
The whole reason Obama went with the mandate instead of a single payer public option for health care was to win over moderate republicans. The individual mandate was actually a republican idea back in the early 90's.