Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory 779
Iron Condor writes "Massachusetts is the first state to require its residents to secure health insurance, a plan designed to get as close as practically possible to statewide universal health care. Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney originally introduced the idea in 2004. Effective July 1, 2007, the law, which uses federal and state tax dollars, is aimed at making health insurance affordable to all residents of the state, including low-income populations. Those who fall below the federal poverty line may be eligible for health care at no cost."
Free at last!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Wow! I guess there *is* a such thing as a free lunch.
Re:Nope. It's 105 billion pounds. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This is NOT Public Health Care (Score:5, Funny)
O_o
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Oh, that was a good one! I think I blew a kidney on that one.
Um. Oh wait, you must be new here. I'm sorry but we don't do that here anymore.
~X~
Re:Nope. It's 105 billion pounds. (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdotters make their own luck. Whenever I need a kidney, I spread roofing nails on I-95.
Re:Bludgers vs Battlers (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Socialised Healthcare is the future for the US (Score:3, Funny)
I think a few teachers would be lining up for the opportunity, even w/o extra 100 years of healthy life.
There, fixed it for you. I'll do my share by starting with 1,000 years more.