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Old 04-13-2013, 08:25 AM
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The basis for the original law seems to fly in the face of the laws of supply and demand. Perhaps someone can come up with an example of a situation whereby supply is restricted by fiat and the result was lower price, but I can't. It would seem to me that this law has the opposite effect of lowering costs by artificially restricting the supply and thus driving the price up.

An argument could then be made that Morse should try to reverse the entire law. However, perhaps the politics to do so are too much to overcome and instead he chooses the simpler path of addressing the needs of his community. Regardless of how it is accomplished, it seems like a positive thing for those of us who may benefit.

As to the media coverage of this, I wish they would spend an equal amount of ink on questioning the premise of the original law. It would be interesting to see who was behind its original inception. My guess is that those who currently owned nursing homes were putting money into its passage since it is a way to minimize competition. Wouldn't it be great to operate in an environment that virtually guarantees you 96% occupancy? Wouldn't the hotel industry love a law like this?