Several years ago, commonsense Americans challenged their representatives in Congress, objecting to healthcare reform proposed by the president. Their objections were straightforward, expressed by a substantial majority, a majority that continues to this day: ● Nationalizing healthcare gives too much power to the central government: it's un-American ● We are already broke and cannot afford this in the first place: it will bankrupt the country ● The federal government has bankrupted Medicare and Social Security and it will bankrupt this as well ● The proposal is far too complicated ● More useful reforms are available: interstate competition, expanding private options, tamping down frivolous lawsuits, other cost-control measures, certain expansions of the Medicare program to cover pre-existing conditions ● We don't want a bureaucrat limiting what our doctor can order either in terms of testing to diagnose, or in terms of treatment options ● Federal intervention will...(Read Full Post)