February 9, 2012 9:26AM 

# RTD: ‘Insurance Exchange: Just Say No’ 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Regarding legislation to create an [ObamaCare](www.cato.org/bad-medicine/) “Exchange” in Virginia, the *Richmond Times-Dispatch* [explains](http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2012/feb/09/tdopin01-just-say-no-ar-1674439/):

> Republicans at the General Assembly are falling prey to the fallacy of the false alternative…
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> \[H\]ere are the real options facing Virginia: (a) federal bureaucrats determine the form of our exchange, or (b) federal bureaucrats determine the form of our exchange. There is no (c)…
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> Running a health-insurance exchange would cost a lot of money — money Virginia does not have. Since Washington will dictate how it will be run, Washington should pick up the tab.

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