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The Massachusetts Insurance Blackout
Wall Street Journal ^ | 8 Apr 2010 | unsigned

Posted on 04/09/2010 4:58:01 AM PDT by docbnj

This week it became impossible in Massachusetts for small businesses and individuals to buy health-care coverage after Governor Deval Patrick imposed price controls on premiums. Read on, because under ObamaCare this kind of political showdown will soon be coming to an insurance market near you.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: bhohealthcare; deathpanels; democrats; healthcare; massachusetts; obamacare; pricecontrol; romney; romneycare; romneydeathpanels; socialism; socialisthealthcare; socializedmedicine; stenchofromney
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To: docbnj

Entirely predictable.

In fact I, and many others, predicted it.


21 posted on 04/09/2010 5:33:37 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Ronald Reagan: "Peace Through Strength." Barack Obama: "Perpetual War Through Utter Weakness.")
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To: docbnj

The insurers in MA should just quit the state. Why play a game you can’t win?


22 posted on 04/09/2010 5:34:48 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: major-pelham

You should have seen when it was proposed and passed how much he puffed himself up in the press about the brilliance of his solution, how hard he’d worked to apply the wisdom of Solomon in coming up with this ingenius solution, how it was the crowning achievement of his administration and how much he believed in it.


23 posted on 04/09/2010 5:35:28 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: LurkLongley

AMEN! Mitt is desperately needed to clean up the RNC after STEELE turned it into his own personal EGO and MONEY PIT and then Pulled the RACE CARD on “Good Morning America!” the most Leftest Rag Show on T.V.!!


24 posted on 04/09/2010 5:38:41 AM PDT by True Republican Patriot (May GOD Continue to BLESS Our Great President George W. Bush!!)
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To: docbnj

Bean town Sully applied to the Massachusetts People’s Health Insurance Connector for insurance. They conducted an interview.

“Comrade Sully, do you smoke?”

“Yes, I do a little.”

“Do you know that Governor Romney does not smoke and advised other commonwealthers not to smoke?”

“If Governor Romney said so, I shall cease smoking.”

“Do you drink?”

“Yes, a little.”

“Governor Romney strongly condemned drunkenness.”

“Then I shall cease drinking.”

“Comrade Sully, what about women?”

“A little....”

“Do you know that Governor Romney strongly condemned amoral behavior?”

“If condemned, I shall not love them any longer.”

“Comrade Ivanov, will you be ready to sacrifice your life for the state of Massachusetts?”

“Of course. Who needs such life?”


25 posted on 04/09/2010 5:39:53 AM PDT by Leisler
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To: reg45

Nailed it!


26 posted on 04/09/2010 5:41:32 AM PDT by Will not Live for another Man
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It’s like your daughter coming back from an all night Hell’s Angel’s party saying she was just going there to drink until dawn and didn’t expect a gang bang, but on the positive side there was a 98% satisfaction rate.


27 posted on 04/09/2010 5:43:39 AM PDT by Leisler
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To: docbnj

Romneycare is what should have happened - at the state level. It could have been a good thing that a state enacted this legislation. That way the other 49 could have watched the collapse from a safe distance and learned that it doesn’t work. Unfortunately, we now have this on the national level and we’re all in the collapse.


28 posted on 04/09/2010 5:44:14 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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To: Leisler

lol lol lol


29 posted on 04/09/2010 10:53:03 AM PDT by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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