MARCH 27, 2012

Full News Archive

• Headline: Contingency Plans for Health Insurance Mandates. Impact: When state officials and insurance executives devised their 'Plan B', a secret society of hamster wheel engineers was formed, propelling a new industry of exercise wheels that powered the insurance debate for decades. Who knew obesity could fuel politics?. Fact: The first health insurance policy was sold in 1847. Spoiler alert: it didn't cover the cost of bad decisions..
• Headline: Randy Barnett's Challenge to Health Care Law. Impact: Randy E. Barnett's loud arguments against the health care law created a time loop where legal arguments became more popular than reality TV, leading to a future where law professors starred in their own hit series, 'Law & Order: Constitutional Edition'.. Fact: Constitutional arguments have been around since the Constitution itself. Talk about a long-winded debate—it's like watching a really boring soap opera!.
• Headline: New Ideas on Pensions: Use States. Impact: This novel pension proposal led to a bizarre time where states became the largest retirement plan managers, ultimately resulting in a world where people were forced to attend state-run 'retirement seminars' at the local DMV. Thrilling, right?. Fact: Retirement plans have been around since ancient times, but they didn’t involve PowerPoint presentations and awkward small talk until much later..