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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	11/30/2011 7:49:30 AM
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Gingrich supported the idea of requiring Americans to buy insurance at least as early as the 1990s, as the Clinton White House tried to pass a health reform bill. Romney reminded Gingrich of that during an October debate in Las Vegas. “Newt, we got the idea of the individual mandate from you,” Romney told him pointedly during the CNN debate, trying to deflect criticism that the Massachusetts plan had paved the way for the 2010 federal mandate. “You did not get that from me. You got that from The Heritage Foundation,” Gingrich responded, later adding that he “absolutely” supported the idea of a mandate “with The Heritage Foundation against ‘Hillarycare.’” At that time, the individual mandate was primarily a Republican concept, offered as an alternative to the Clinton plan. Gingrich has long supported the idea of “personal responsibility” and has criticized people who shun insurance even if they can afford it as “free-riders” who assume their neighbors will pay for their care if they get sick or injured. Read more: politico.com

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