Posted on 12/23/2019 12:49:41 PM PST by John Semmens
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) dismissed complaints that the "medicare for all" plan she supports would eliminate freedom to choose one's own doctor.
"The so-called freedom the Republicans are trying to force on everyone is actually an unwanted burden for most people," she contended. "Few people know enough to choose wisely. Eliminating the need to choose as the universal medicare for all that Sen Sanders proposes and I support delivers a much more valuable freedom from responsibility. Letting government experts determine who should receive what treatment and from which doctor will lead to better results than relying on ignorant and hapless individuals to make such decisions."
The Congresswoman argued that "the maternalistic model we are striving to implement will restore the kind of freedom that each person had as a child when parents decided when to take them to the doctor and paid for their treatment. In an ideal world, all of life's necessities would be provided by the government. No one would have to worry about paying for anything. Each person would do the jobs assigned to them by a government that knows how to best distribute the work required to meet the collective needs of society."
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http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,386453.0.html
In AOC's case, that should be "freedom to choose one's own veterinarian."
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