{"id":4145,"date":"2017-02-16T07:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T12:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dougsbriefcase.com\/blog\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2017-02-16T07:20:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T12:20:57","slug":"time-shut-healthcare-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dougsbriefcase.com\/blog\/time-shut-healthcare-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time To Shut Down Healthcare.gov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dur\u00ading the ear\u00adly 1970s, stu\u00addents at Stan\u00adford Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty and the Mass\u00ada\u00adchu\u00adsetts Insti\u00adtute of Tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy car\u00adried out what is reput\u00aded to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2013\/apr\/19\/online-high-net-drugs-deal\" target=\"_blank\">first e\u2011commerce trans\u00adac\u00adtion<\/a>: the sale of an unde\u00adter\u00admined quan\u00adti\u00adty of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>This year, glob\u00adal online retail sales are pro\u00adject\u00aded to exceed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/Article\/Worldwide-Retail-Ecommerce-Sales-Will-Reach-1915-Trillion-This-Year\/1014369\" target=\"_blank\">$2.4 tril\u00adlion<\/a>. 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