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To: woofie
In 1790, a Congress including 20 founders passed a law requiring that ship owners buy medical insurance for their seamen.

Did "medical insurance" even exist in 1790?

In that era, medical care consisted pretty-much of amputations, splinting, and "bleeding".

None of which would require "medical insurance".

If anything, he's probably referring to a rule that shipowners would be responsible for the medical care of their "employees".

24 posted on 05/06/2012 10:36:52 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

IF I remember correctly, there was an article about this maybe on FR. Anyways if I recall correctly the law was taken away because of long term care and how long exactly did an employee needed to be taken care of by their respective employers. Any ways the fund ran out of money and it became highly unpopular after that and the law was repealed.

Kind of like how Bummer’s law is going to become highly expensive and run the gov’t out of money. If we don’t redact the current Healthcare law it will be the death of us all including the country.


34 posted on 05/06/2012 12:59:23 PM PDT by zaxtres
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To: DuncanWaring

IF I remember correctly, there was an article about this maybe on FR. Anyways if I recall correctly the law was taken away because of long term care and how long exactly did an employee needed to be taken care of by their respective employers. Any ways the fund ran out of money and it became highly unpopular after that and the law was repealed.

Kind of like how Bummer’s law is going to become highly expensive and run the gov’t out of money. If we don’t redact the current Healthcare law it will be the death of us all including the country.


35 posted on 05/06/2012 1:07:56 PM PDT by zaxtres
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The government was getting stuck with the tab for their losses. This was the solution. Was it adhered to? Was it outlawed?


49 posted on 05/08/2012 7:21:29 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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