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There is no benefit to repealing the individual mandate

My colleague Phil Klein made the following case for attaching higher taxes to a repeal of the individual mandate: Read More

Sky-high stakes on Atlanta Obamacare argument

On June 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta will hear arguments in one of the most important cases in history, the Obamacare case of Florida v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. This case is massive. The plaintiffs are 26 states, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and two individuals who are members of NFIB. Read More

Bayh, Bennett: Sainted moderates reap lobbying bucks

In the minds of most political journalists, it seems there is no greater virtue than "moderation" or pragmatism. In the past year, the media's two great exemplars of practical-minded centrism have been Democrat Sen. Read More

South Dakotans push for a new individual mandate: Buy a gun

Five state legislators in South Dakota have introduced a bill that would require all state residents over the age of 21 to purchase a firearm that is “suitable to their temperament, physical capacity, and preference…[and]  sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense.” Read More

Obamacare’s individual mandate: Institutionalizing ‘free-ridership’

Obamacare’s individual mandate, which requires all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine for not doing so, is not only unconstitutional, as ruled last year by federal Judge Henry Hudson, it’s also based on a false premise.  Read More

Federal judge strikes down Obamacare mandate as unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson just struck down the individual mandate in Congress' sweeping health care legislation passed earlier this year. The case was brought on behalf of the commonwealth of Virgina by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The legislation requires all qualified Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. Read More

NYT: State AGs lawsuit could end up ‘eviscerating’ Obamacare

Over at Cato’s excellent blog, Michael Cannon flags this New York Times article noting that notable liberal legal scholars think the lawsuit being brought against the individual mandate in health care reform by 20 state attorney g Read More
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