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To: Lane3 who wrote (133489)	3/17/2010 8:53:39 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542961

Of all the things you've ever posted, that's my personal favorite... <g> Glad you liked it. I actually thought Steve would take the bait on that one. But you're welcome to it. Enjoy it.

To: Lane3 who wrote (133489)	3/21/2010 4:25:19 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542961

>>The influx of new, healthy customers will have an effect short term, perhaps just big enough and long enough for the short-term thinkers to declare it successful and then distract us with a change the subject. But the influx is a one-off event. After that, there is no fresh blood and the basic laws of economics must resume their troubling pace.<< The mandate for individuals to buy coverage takes effect in 2014. The mandate for insurance companies to cover everyone, regardless of pre-existing conditions, also takes effect in 2014. This is intentional. The insurance companies will have the benefit of a larger pool of customers over which to spread risk, while taking on the additional risk. The risk pool isn't going to contract after that.