Swing State: Dem Governor Signs Law Blocking ObamaCare
When they first rammed ObamaCare through Congress, Democrats predicted that Americans would come to love the new law over time. Nancy Pelosi explained that Congress simply needed to pass the law so we could find out what's in it. David Axelrod predicted, "health care, over time, is going to become more popular." It hasn't quite happened that way.
For evidence of how unpopular ObamaCare has become look to the swing state of New Hampshire. Today, John Lynch, Democrat governor of the state signed into law legislation prohibiting the state from establishing state health insurance exchanges, as called for in ObamaCare.
Gov. John Lynch this week signed into law legislation prohibiting state agencies from setting up a state-based insurance exchange as called for in President Obama's Affordable Care Act, but allowing the state to cooperate with the federal government in the creation of a federal exchange.
Under ObamaCare, the federal government will set up its own exchange, which can be used by citizens if there isn't a state exchange. The legislation, however, directs state agencies to do the least amount of work possible in cooperating with the feds on a federal exchange.
The surprising thing is that Lynch signed the law. He could have let the bill become law without his signature. He seems to have calculated that such a law would be very popular and watched to snatch a bit of credit for it.
Pundits have expected Obama to dominate the vote in New Hampshire, where he easily beat McCain in 2008. But, with the state's top Democrat running away from his signature issue, Obama would be wise not to take it for granted.
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
And the only people he's hurting is his own citizens. Nice.
Good for him for seeing the light. Now if we could get everyone else on board as well...
One of the reasons for the individual mandate is so that everyone would be forced to pay for insurance for those with preexisting conditions. Without the individual mandate, people with preexisting conditions will drive insurance prices through the friggin' roof for everyone else under that insurance company, because they don't pay NEARLY what their condition actually costs the insurance company. That money has to come from somewhere. Since it is most definitely unconstitutional to force the American people to purchase something they don't want to (and no, it is not like car insurance, since you cannot CHOOSE to not be alive, but you can CHOOSE to not own a car), that means that your son's preexisting condition, whatever it is, will make everyone of your insurance company's clients have to pay through the nose for something they do not want or need coverage for.
Quoting Citygirlk:
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
and you dont think we already pay through the nose. and what about those who dont have insurance and go to the er dont we pay for them. so basically no matter what we do things will stay the same. yes.
Quoting kailu1835:One of the reasons for the individual mandate is so that everyone would be forced to pay for insurance for those with preexisting conditions. Without the individual mandate, people with preexisting conditions will drive insurance prices through the friggin' roof for everyone else under that insurance company, because they don't pay NEARLY what their condition actually costs the insurance company. That money has to come from somewhere. Since it is most definitely unconstitutional to force the American people to purchase something they don't want to (and no, it is not like car insurance, since you cannot CHOOSE to not be alive, but you can CHOOSE to not own a car), that means that your son's preexisting condition, whatever it is, will make everyone of your insurance company's clients have to pay through the nose for something they do not want or need coverage for.
Quoting Citygirlk:
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
Quoting kailu1835:One of the reasons for the individual mandate is so that everyone would be forced to pay for insurance for those with preexisting conditions. Without the individual mandate, people with preexisting conditions will drive insurance prices through the friggin' roof for everyone else under that insurance company, because they don't pay NEARLY what their condition actually costs the insurance company. That money has to come from somewhere. Since it is most definitely unconstitutional to force the American people to purchase something they don't want to (and no, it is not like car insurance, since you cannot CHOOSE to not be alive, but you can CHOOSE to not own a car), that means that your son's preexisting condition, whatever it is, will make everyone of your insurance company's clients have to pay through the nose for something they do not want or need coverage for.
Quoting Citygirlk:
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
That's exactly what I was saying about the individual mandate. Without that mandate, the whole thing will crumble, because insurance companies will quickly be driven out of business. Though for all I know, that was probably the plan from the beginning, so that the only insurance available would be what is owned by the government. Socialism at its best.
Quoting jessilin0113:
Although, theoretically, having everybody buy insurance effectively widens the pool, so you have enough people paying premiums that don't use the insurance to offset those that do get treatment for pre-existing conditions. That is supposed to help keep premiums down.
Quoting kailu1835:
One of the reasons for the individual mandate is so that everyone would be forced to pay for insurance for those with preexisting conditions. Without the individual mandate, people with preexisting conditions will drive insurance prices through the friggin' roof for everyone else under that insurance company, because they don't pay NEARLY what their condition actually costs the insurance company. That money has to come from somewhere. Since it is most definitely unconstitutional to force the American people to purchase something they don't want to (and no, it is not like car insurance, since you cannot CHOOSE to not be alive, but you can CHOOSE to not own a car), that means that your son's preexisting condition, whatever it is, will make everyone of your insurance company's clients have to pay through the nose for something they do not want or need coverage for.
Quoting Citygirlk:
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
Hmmm.....my republican governor told our elected officials to shut up and start working on the state exchange.
He said he didn't care about the partican bullshit, and that he thought it would be a helpful service from consumers.
Quoting kailu1835:That's exactly what I was saying about the individual mandate. Without that mandate, the whole thing will crumble, because insurance companies will quickly be driven out of business. Though for all I know, that was probably the plan from the beginning, so that the only insurance available would be what is owned by the government. Socialism at its best.
Quoting jessilin0113:
Although, theoretically, having everybody buy insurance effectively widens the pool, so you have enough people paying premiums that don't use the insurance to offset those that do get treatment for pre-existing conditions. That is supposed to help keep premiums down.
Quoting kailu1835:
One of the reasons for the individual mandate is so that everyone would be forced to pay for insurance for those with preexisting conditions. Without the individual mandate, people with preexisting conditions will drive insurance prices through the friggin' roof for everyone else under that insurance company, because they don't pay NEARLY what their condition actually costs the insurance company. That money has to come from somewhere. Since it is most definitely unconstitutional to force the American people to purchase something they don't want to (and no, it is not like car insurance, since you cannot CHOOSE to not be alive, but you can CHOOSE to not own a car), that means that your son's preexisting condition, whatever it is, will make everyone of your insurance company's clients have to pay through the nose for something they do not want or need coverage for.
Quoting Citygirlk:
yeah so my sons wont get covered for their "pre existing conditions" woopie!!
Quoting JAMom07:
Good! More states need to follow in his footsteps. JS
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