PrintOctober 1, 2009
Nothing for Everyone
Just about all of us want some kind of health care reform. But different people want different things from that reform. One trouble with crafting legislation that would make some people happy is that it would make other people unhappy. But the proposals put forth so far by Democrats, and supported by President Obama, have the unique gift of satisfying virtually no one. ObamaCare, inasmuch as there is such a thing, is bound to disappoint you, no matter what you'd like to see in health care reform.If you think you'd get free health care, you wouldn't. Instead, you'd be forced to buy health insurance, under threat of prison and enforced by the IRS. If you prefer spending your money on a better apartment over health insurance, and then taking your chances of going bankrupt if you get really sick or in a bad accident, you would no longer have such a choice.If you think you'd get to keep your current insurance, that would only be possible if that same...(Read Full Article)
