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To: Peter Horry

Carpetbagger Romney imposing RomneyCARE:
"My Death Panel is now the first.
We Democrats sure love each other”


Health care in Massachusetts: a warning for America [Romney brings Mass. to its knees]
The Bay State's mandatory insurance law is raising costs, limiting access, and lowering care.

Sedalia, Colo. - In his recent speech to Congress, President Obama could have promoted
healthcare reforms that tapped the power of a truly free market to lower costs and
improve access. Instead, he chose to offer a national version of the failing
"Massachusetts plan" based on mandatory health insurance. This is a recipe for disaster.

Three years ago, Massachusetts adopted a plan requiring all residents to purchase health
insurance, with state subsidies for lower-income residents. But rather than creating a
utopia of high-quality affordable healthcare, the result has been the exact opposite –
skyrocketing costs, worsened access, and lower quality care.

Under any system of mandatory insurance, the government must necessarily define what
constitutes acceptable insurance. In Massachusetts, this has created a giant magnet for
special interest groups seeking to have their own pet benefits included in the required
package. Massachusetts residents are thus forced to purchase benefits they may neither
need nor want, such as in vitro fertilization, chiropractor services, and autism treatment –
raising insurance costs for everyone to reward a few with sufficient political "pull."

Although similar problems exist in other states, Massachusetts' system of mandatory
insurance delivers the entire state population to the special interests. ."

21 posted on 03/05/2010 1:13:56 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Diogenesis; Jim Robinson

My goodness, what was posted on this thread to drive you to trash it with your spam. Your immaturity grows with time.

You’re probably going to call me a RomneyBot, say Romney is my master and call me a coward next.

Are you the president of the committed that bring us the creative keywords on the Romney threads and some that aren’t Romney threads.

Just so you don’t confused again, this is also addressed to Mr. Robinson only for his information.


29 posted on 03/05/2010 1:32:56 PM PST by Peter Horry (Those who aren't responsible always know best.)
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