Glenn Reynolds has a nice article about some of the early consequences of HCR. He refers to it as a “second order knowldege” problem. I think what he’s talking about is better known as “The Law of Unintended Consequences.” My guess is this is just the opening round of these sorts of adverse, HCR related news. Ultimately, I think this will be a major thorn in the progressive narrative regarding HCR. They won’t be able to point to improvements as a result of HCR because it doesn’t fully kick in until 2014. But between now and then, these sorts of stories are going to be commonplace. The notion that legislation like this is “unrepealable” will be seriously challenged as a result.
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