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"...So asks a headline of an article by Bob Mook in last week’s Denver Business Journal. The proposed Amendment to the Colorado constitution would make it a crime for employers of twenty or more people not to buy them insurance. Here are some excerpts."

9/24: The dangers of Amendment 56

Is healthcare a constitutional right? You’ll decide in this year’s election, but take a minute to consider the consequences.

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"This fall, Colorado voters must decide whether to require all businesses with more than 20 employees to provide health insurance for their employees (Amendment 56). Although voters may be tempted to say "yes," this is an immoral and impractical solution to the problem of rising health insurance costs.

It is morally wrong because it violates the rights of employers and employees to negotiate to their mutual self-interest in a free market."