Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
The goal should be Maximizing care while minimizing cost. The individual mandate is a middle ground which keeps the bloat of the medical industry intact under the guise of "universial health care"

I just want an NHS, Sorry for being fiscally respobsible
That's pretty much the best summary I've seen of the individual mandate.

It is interesting to me that some of the people supporting an NHS-style system are also some of the people talking up Ron Paul in the nomination thread