Learning from Maine
The U.S. House passed 2,000+ page bill late Saturday night that includes many ultra-liberal features that will doom the plan in the U.S. Senate. It would create more than 100 new federal agencies with untold control over the lives and decisions of American citizens. The fast-and-loose budget tricks which make the bill appear fiscally viable crumble at the slightest examination. For a good review of this, read a column by Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute here: The Cost of Health Care Reform
Maine has a great deal to teach the other forty-nine states about a so-called “Public Option” because the state started one here in 2004 called Dirigo. This experiment has been a total failure, as shown in this recent report on the Sean Hannity program. If you haven’t seen this excellent video, please click here: The Maine Lesson.
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