"The forbidding arithmetic of healthcare reform" by Joan Vennochi, Globe Columnist | June 28, 2009
.... On the day that Republican Governor Mitt Romney, for once, made Bay State Democrats happy, by signing the sweeping new healthcare bill into law, the Globe headline said it all: “Joy, worries on healthcare. As Romney signs bill, doubts arise about revenues.’’
In Massachusetts, the numbers never added up, as everyone involved in crafting the new law understood. But for a variety of reasons, ranging from Romney’s presidential aspirations to Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s longstanding commitment to healthcare reform, everyone smiled for the cameras and hoped for the best out of this noble experiment....
Related: Boston Globe Omissions: Hiding Health Care Failure
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Yup, ONCE AGAIN, POLITICS TRUMPS what is BEST for the PEOPLE!
