Massachusetts Joins Ohio, N.J. in Proposing COVID-19 Business Interruption Bill

By | March 31, 2020

  • March 31, 2020 at 12:30 pm
    CommonSense says:
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    These politicians are so clueless. Let’s invalidate an entire nation’s contract law, bankrupt an industry, make it impossible for other industries to get insurance and call it a win. We had to destroy the village in order to save it.

    Um, where is FEMA in all this? They have the mechanisms in place to get checks out to affected people. This is what FEMA was created for, isn’t it?

    • March 31, 2020 at 6:23 pm
      Jon says:
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      Relevant:
      nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-pulling-millions-fema-disaster-relief-send-southern-border-n1046691

  • March 31, 2020 at 6:34 pm
    Jill says:
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    This bill seems to violate the basic underpinning of a contract. If the contract states that viruses are not covered, and is not charged premiums for that coverage, how can the government state that that explicitly excluded coverage has to apply. You may think of insurance companies as large rich entities, but they have to plan wisely for the risk that they take, and they also have employees to pay who would lose their jobs is the companies are forced into financial distress by being forced to pay for risks they did not charge for nor account for. How can anyone trust a contract if the government can go in and force it to be changed at any time.

  • April 1, 2020 at 9:45 am
    I wonder says:
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    I’m having difficulty understanding why this would be a necessity at this point, just after the large relief package passed by the fed.. Small businesses can now take a loan for almost 3 months of their expenses, which can be completely forgiven when used for wages and other business expenses. Why would states jump onto legislation like this at this point in time?

  • April 1, 2020 at 12:00 pm
    Big Bob says:
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    Another pathetic political ploy by the Massachusetts Democrats. Obviously, they have no understanding of contract law. Are they trying to drive property and casualty insurers out of the state?

    • April 1, 2020 at 1:26 pm
      Rosenblatt says:
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      Care to theorize why Ohio is doing the same? Are you going to blame the Ohio Democrats who haven’t been in office since 2010 (aside from Sherrod Brown, their only elected Democrat since 2010)?

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Ohio

      • April 3, 2020 at 11:20 am
        Rosenblatt says:
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        You had a great response going until you attacked me for no reason.

        Bringing up OH was not a deflection, nor was it my inability to discuss the topic.

        Let me repost the first three words of this article’s title for you.

        “Massachusetts Joins Ohio…”

        Me talking about OH is on-topic, but I guess toller’s just gotta troll, huh?

      • April 3, 2020 at 12:06 pm
        Big Bob says:
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        Theorize? Fact is some Ohio, Mass, & NJ clueless Democrats simply don’t understand or respect contract law. Just another cheesy giveaway.

        These attempts are futile, going nowhere.

        • April 3, 2020 at 1:49 pm
          Rosenblatt says:
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          But Big Bob, there’s only one elected Democrat in Ohio, so how is it the Dem’s fault in that state?

          • April 3, 2020 at 4:58 pm
            Craig Winston Cornell says:
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            What are you talking about? One elected Democrat in both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Reps?

            (Okay, what is the meaning of “one”? I think I get it now. Word parsing.)

          • April 3, 2020 at 7:22 pm
            Big Bob says:
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            Seems you have mastered the art of The p……g contest.

          • April 6, 2020 at 11:02 am
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Craig – I posted a link to support my argument, so I don’t know why you’re fighting me here. Can YOU name all the registered Democrats who have been elected in Ohio to any of these positions:

            Governor
            Lieutenant Governor
            Attorney General
            Secretary of State
            Treasurer Auditor
            State Senate
            State House
            U.S. Senator (Class I)
            U.S. Senator (Class III)
            U.S. House

            Which of those offices have a registered Democrat in those positions (not just someone you think is a RINO)?

            What are their names & their position?

          • April 6, 2020 at 12:28 pm
            Craig Winston Cornell says:
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            Okay, I’m falling into the Word Parsing trap again: A short question on Google “how many Democrats are in the Ohio legislature” results in multiple responses that there are over 2 dozen.

            This should be interesting, your best word parsing ever! What you said: “But Big Bob, there’s only on elected Democrat in Ohio . . .”

            Your serve.

          • April 6, 2020 at 1:07 pm
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Governor
            Lieutenant Governor
            Attorney General
            Secretary of State
            Treasurer Auditor
            State Senate
            State House
            U.S. Senator (Class I)
            U.S. Senator (Class III)
            U.S. House

            Which of those offices have a registered Democrat in those positions (not just someone you think is a RINO)?

            What are their names & their position?

          • April 6, 2020 at 1:23 pm
            Craig Winston Cornell says:
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            I think you went insane. Of COURSE I can name several Democrats in the Ohio legislature. Do you have a point?

          • April 6, 2020 at 1:30 pm
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Once again, I need to repeat myself for you.

            Big Bob: “Another pathetic political ploy by the Massachusetts Democrats. Obviously, they have no understanding of contract law.”

            Rosenblatt: “Care to theorize why Ohio is doing the same? Are you going to blame the Ohio Democrats?”

            Big Bob: “Fact is some Ohio, Mass, & NJ clueless Democrats simply don’t understand or respect contract law.”

            My point: Big Bob is falsely blaming Ohio Democrats who are significantly the minority party in OH.

            The blame in OH should rest with the majority party that is looking to implement this change in law.

          • April 6, 2020 at 3:07 pm
            Craig Winston Cornell says:
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            Aw, man. I thought you were honest once in a while. Bad me.
            What you actually said:

            “But Big Bob, there’s only one elected Democrat in Ohio, so how is it the Dem’s fault in that state?”

            What you know pretend you said:

            “The MAJORITY party is to blame.”

            Never man up, Rosenblatt. Never ever ever. It would give you a look of integrity.

          • April 6, 2020 at 3:24 pm
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Craig – you are right and I was wrong.

            The link I posted only showed one elected Democrat in OH since 2010, so that’s what I was basing my comment on.

            But let me say it again…

            You are right and I was wrong

            There is more than one elected Democrat in OH.

            Still doesn’t change the argument I was making — how can you try and blame the minority party (be it a party of 1 or 10) for something passed by the majority party?

            For example: The ACA passed due to the majority party voting for it. That means the majority party is responsible for enacting the law, right? You’re not going to blame the minority party for the law being passed, correct?

            …and for good measure, here it is a third time. You were right. I was wrong. There’s more than 1 elected Democrat in OH.



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