tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529134976992185947.post3246252137665980543..comments2023-10-05T07:25:27.231-07:00Comments on Vulcan's Hammer: The perversion of the interstate commerce clauseVHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070864512034930080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529134976992185947.post-26948592919057830992009-12-28T22:01:34.476-08:002009-12-28T22:01:34.476-08:00The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 bars individuals...The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarran%E2%80%93Ferguson_Act" rel="nofollow">McCarran-Ferguson Act</a> of 1945 bars individuals from purchasing health insurance across state lines. Subsequently, we have health insurance companies protected against anti trust laws due to the natural oligopoly that usual develops in such an environment. What we have now is a neat cartel in each state approved by the U.S. Congress.VHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070864512034930080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529134976992185947.post-12771363834950184972009-12-28T14:33:05.865-08:002009-12-28T14:33:05.865-08:00I am not surprised that the Supreme Court would up...I am not surprised that the Supreme Court would uphold the rights of individual states to impose restrictions on free trade. There are many precedents to this; such as fireworks, or guns, or gambling, or even taxes on internet sales. I do not see, however, how the states could impose restrictions on competition among health insurance companies if such competition is permitted under federal law.askcherlockhttp://www.askcherlock.comnoreply@blogger.com