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JDPriestly

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5. The bill was allegedly written by insurance companies.

Reply to WCGreen (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 05:53 PM

Mar 2012

It has a structural flaw which will may mean that the whole bill was a lot of noise about nothing. Including a severance clause is absolutely basic in any contract or bill. This was a stupid mistake.

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This idea that the Administration botched the Health Care issue because of the way [View all] WCGreen Mar 2012 OP

Um....no jeff47 Mar 2012 #1

You have to take into consideration the trading that was going on for WCGreen Mar 2012 #2

The only significant horsetrading was 1) for the last few votes in the senate. jeff47 Mar 2012 #3

Do you work on capital hill or have any experience working in a state capital.... WCGreen Mar 2012 #4

The bill was allegedly written by insurance companies. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #5

A Stupid Mistake? Tell that to the people who are benefiting from the law. emulatorloo Mar 2012 #6

I agree, and well said...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #7