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It's times like these that make me really proud to be a New Englander. As of about half an hour ago Massachusetts became the first state in the country to make Universal healthcare happen. The bill was the object of some controversy but both sides came together and forged a workable compromise (how often does that happen in politics?).
Of the major provisions in the bill it requires all citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be insured, and builds a sliding scale for the cost of health insurance based on income. It builds provisions that both protect and control private Healthcare providers and punishes businesses that don't provide healthcare with the hope that they might be encouraged to supply it themselves.
Naturally, our Governor Mitt Romney had to do something to rain on the parade of everyone who had worked so hard to bring consensus from the greedy pitiless insurance companies to the common man and everyone in between. While signing the landmark bill he also vetoed the provision in the bill which would punish businesses for not providing care, something that Democratic lawmakers are confident they can override his veto with another vote because of the compromise was reached with such consensus.
You make me happy that you try to live up to your name as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Oh, in other news: Guess what everyone...Bush was wrong about WMD in Iraq! Surprise!
(And the Red Sox are kicking ass, with five wins in a row (6W-1L) and first place in the American Division East...Meanwhile the Yankees have just moved out of last place in the Eastern Division and are tied for third (3W-4L)! Steroids and money doesn't always win.
Of the major provisions in the bill it requires all citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be insured, and builds a sliding scale for the cost of health insurance based on income. It builds provisions that both protect and control private Healthcare providers and punishes businesses that don't provide healthcare with the hope that they might be encouraged to supply it themselves.
Naturally, our Governor Mitt Romney had to do something to rain on the parade of everyone who had worked so hard to bring consensus from the greedy pitiless insurance companies to the common man and everyone in between. While signing the landmark bill he also vetoed the provision in the bill which would punish businesses for not providing care, something that Democratic lawmakers are confident they can override his veto with another vote because of the compromise was reached with such consensus.
You make me happy that you try to live up to your name as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Oh, in other news: Guess what everyone...Bush was wrong about WMD in Iraq! Surprise!
(And the Red Sox are kicking ass, with five wins in a row (6W-1L) and first place in the American Division East...Meanwhile the Yankees have just moved out of last place in the Eastern Division and are tied for third (3W-4L)! Steroids and money doesn't always win.