Republicans have to be Republicans. The mandate is going to help people. My brother was crying about it earlier, irritated that he'll have to pay more in taxes, since he's trying to get a second job, which will end up putting him in a higher tax bracket. He needs to get health insurance more than he needs to get more video games for his XBox; his girlfriend, too, as often as she ends up screaming about needing to go to the hospital for the smallest thing.