It seems like the General Assembly leadership has learned absolutely nothing in the months it has been out. Four bills today on the House’s calendar: 1. Mandate two new coverages to health insurance, driving up premium costs (HB 589) 2. Increase fees for the residents of Union County (HB 565) 3. Create a dangerous FannieMae/FreddieMac [...]
- Apr09
Forcing Consumers to Buy and Producers to Sell
A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it … gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman. Capitalism and Freedom (1962). Most Americans are [...]
- Feb03
States Stand Strong Against Federally Imposed Mandates
Federal health care legislation may be stunted, but states are not taking any chances. More and more states are proposing legislation set to counter any government imposed health insurance mandate on individuals or businesses. Less than a month ago 25 states had drafted some form of counter health care legislation. North Carolina’s version: the Health [...]
- Jan15
States Standing Up to Oppressive and Costly Insurance Mandates
Over half of the Nation’s states are standing up to health insurance mandates by introducing state legislation protecting individual rights. Both the House and Senate health reform bills contain health insurance mandates that will force every American to purchase health insurance that meets the standards set in place by the government. Those who choose to [...]