For your consideration: Health care cost increases have slowed nationally, but are still rising sharply in MA. A spokesperson for the health care industry in MA says it's because we don't have Consumer Driven Health Care, i.e. where the … [Read more...]
The Governator outdoes Chapter 58
Here's John M. on the latest proposal from the golden state:- All businesses with 10 or more employees that do not provide coverage would have to pay a 4% payroll tax to the State (the MA law requires a $295 annual contribution - the House … [Read more...]
“Where’s the outrage?”
Mike at Marry in Massachusetts has been giving it to us "process liberals" (ugh) with both barrels lately. In fact, he's so angry, he's moderated at least one of my comments into the circular file. Nice. [Update: Mike claims Blogger ate it. … [Read more...]
Unedited Account of ConCon Health Care Amendment Debate, Jan. 2, 2006
Rep. Walrath said, There's certainly concern about whether or not this amendment is ready to be adopted. The amendment itself would require that it be the obligation of the Legislature to enact and implement laws to ensure that no resident … [Read more...]
New Title for Travaglini: Head Hypocrite, Homophobic and …
Anyone have any improvements to this new title for Travaglini: HHHHH - Head Hypocrite, Homophobic, and HMO Hugger! … [Read more...]
ConCon hall of shame
From the excellent tallies prepared by SK-Jim, here is the list of legislators who did everything wrong yesterday: voted YES on the anti-marriage amendment, and voted NO on discharging the health care amendment from committee, thereby both … [Read more...]
A Government of Laws and Not Men and [Women]
By deciding to vote on one initiative petition - the gay marriage ban - but not the other - health care - less than a week after the SJC issued a unanimous opinion saying the Legislature must vote up or down on the merits of every … [Read more...]
In case you missed this as I did: “UNSUNG DEVELOPMENTS OF 2006”
Boston Glob, December 31, 2006HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT | UNSUNG DEVELOPMENTS OF 2006Silent majority for single-payer By Marcia Angell,MDIN SEPTEMBER, an ABC News/Kaiser Family Foundation/USA Today survey found that 56 percent of Americans … [Read more...]
Green-Rainbow Party responds to ConCon in press release, “legislators violated oath of office”
Two amendments were considered at the constitutional convention. The first amendment, one that would change existing marriage laws in Massachusetts by excluding same-sex couples, was voted on and passed today in its first joint-legislative … [Read more...]
Guerrilla Vlogger: Booted at YouTube, the agony…
Update: I'll be vlogging the Edwards gig back in Portsmouth tomorrow so look for my vlog on the Town Hall event here in the next couple of days if you can't get up to see it. And as far as reposting, I won't be doing that here at BMG, this … [Read more...]
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