Comments on: Health Care: The Three Legged Stool

By: Dan Mclaughlin

Dan Mclaughlin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:48:44 +0000

Thanks Scott. I take it that you are a physician. You are among those who realize that the health care legislation has little to do with health and medicine. Its purpose is to extend government control and expand the bureaucratic state.

By: Scott Robinson MD

Scott Robinson MD — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:24:55 +0000

Folks like Al who wish the world were not as it is, and that enough coercion can make it the way he likes it, will just never get Dan’s completely logical and crystal clear explanation. And even if they do really get it secretly, for some reason they just can’t bring themselves to accept the reality.

By: Jamila Popik

Jamila Popik — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:08:53 +0000

The United States Gov. is killin’ me. Doesn’t everybody see that this health care reform absolutely will raise taxes for everyone and even invent brand new ones for all of us?

By: Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:02:25 +0000

Hi Al,

With all of the trillions of dollars spent on the war on poverty, there is no less poverty, only an incredibly vast bureacracy that thrives on keeping people dependent. Yes, some people need help. That is a very appropriate thing for charitable organizations to do, someting that Americans had done very well with before government decided to “do something.”

More to the point, however, even with government providing help for the poor, the poor still go to the store and buy their own groceries and cook their own meals. A program to interfere in the food system the way that they interfere in the medical system would bring about a rapid decline in the welfare of all citizens, with the obvious exception of the political elite, those who are “more equal” than others, as George Orwell so eloquently stated.

The lack of government interference in market doesn’t make them disintegrate. The opposite happens. Markets and people thrive with economic freedom. The standard of living of poor people is much higher in countries with economic freedom than in those that are unfree.

Education is good, health care is good, food is good, and housing is good. It is very naive, however, to think that people can’t provide these things without government. The more involvement of the government, the less innovation, the higher the prices and the worse off people will be in general.

By: B.P.T.

B.P.T. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:42:45 +0000

Al, you left out the most important part of a great society, which is freedom. I’m not surprised, given that most people who are in favor of universal health care are in favor of reducing individual rights to supposedly increase the overall well being of the society.

Everyone should be free to make their own choices, and free to live with the consequences of those actions. Socialized medicine not only restricts the freedom of those forced to pay for it with higher taxes, it will lead to the government inserting itself into decisions made by all Americans every day that impact their health.

I agree that the health care system is broken, but I don’t think adding yet another entitlement program that will be paid for by a small segment of society (that will actually be negatively impacted by the implementation of the program in the short term) is the right answer.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:30:05 +0000

Your example of food supply highlights how out of touch you are with the poor of this country. Many people eat each day only because of food stamps, welfare, and free school lunches. Many working poor eat very unhealthy food due to budget, education, and availability; this leads to health issues down the road.

Wake up, my friend. For a society to be great, the population must be secure, educated, and healthy. We do a good job securing our people. We do a mediocre job educating our people. We do an abysmal, unacceptable job keeping our people healthy.

Healthcare is not an inalienable right for every person, but if we love America and want to see it succeed, we should treat it as such. Private industry cannot solve this problem.