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Whole Health-Care Reform

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Some good advice from the CEO of Whole Foods.

But even if there was the political will for it, how would one go about “repealing all state laws” that prevent insurance companies from selling across state borders? State by state? With a federal mandate (this would seem to oppose federalism, and allowing the states to serve as laboratories, but it would probably be more in line with what the Founders intended that the Commerce Clause be used for)?

5 thoughts on “Whole Health-Care Reform”

  1. Now employer health insurance benefits are fully tax deductible, but individual health insurance is not. This is unfair.

    Wingnut townhall-crashing nazi propaganda! /sarc

  2. There’s no need to “repeal State laws.” Congress just has to say that any laws preventing the cross-border sale of insurance are an unreasonable burden on interstate Commerce. It’s exactly what the commerce clause was drafted for, and there are a number of laws like it on the Federal books.

    By example, a State cannot pass automotive safety laws that would prevent trucks from other states from delivering goods and services into that State. Unreasonable burden.

  3. Mackey freely talks about how important it is to provide choice for his (overwhelmingly young, and less health care-needy) employees. He loves the idea that he can provide them with lots of money to do that. This is amusing, coming from the CEO of the high-priced store that is commonly known as “Whole Paycheck”. Yes, they’re happy to send a lot of their patrons money on their health care options. Fortunately, there are wealthy people who, as regular patrons, can afford to support this.

  4. Hiram, under the free market there’s a very simple thing you can do about high prices: take your business elsewhere. When your freedom to take you business elsewhere is taken away, as 0bama care threatens, abuse is sure to follow.

    And don’t anyone give me garbage about a choice of private insurance providers when they’re mandated to all give pretty much the same bloated product at the same price.

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