Logic Gets Lost Amid Hysteria About 'Reform'

IBD Editorials ^ | July 20, 2009 | THOMAS SOWELL

[Kaslin]

Is there a coherent argument for government-controlled medical care or are slogans and hysteria considered sufficient?

We hear endlessly about how many Americans don't have health insurance. But, if we stop and think — which politicians hope we never do — that raises the question as to why that calls for government-controlled medical care.

A bigger question is whether medical care will be better or worse after the government takes it over. There are many available facts relevant to those crucial questions but remarkably little interest in those facts.

There are facts about the massive government-run medical programs already in existence in the United States — Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' hospitals — as well as government-run medical systems in other countries.

None of the people who are trying to rush government-run medical care through Congress before we have time to think about it are pointing to Medicare, Medicaid or veterans' hospitals as shining examples of how wonderful we can expect government medical care to be when it becomes "universal."

As for those uninsured Americans we keep hearing about, there is remarkably little interest in why they don't have insurance. It cannot be poverty, for the poor can automatically get Medicaid.

[Kaslin]

As usual Dr Sowell hit the nail square on the head again

[Kaslin]

[JavaJumpy]

Thanks for posting.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thomas Sowell has more intellect and common sense in his little finger than Zero could ever hope to have in his entire pea brain.

[cricket]

Great graphic! And a bump for IBD. . .where political ‘hammer and nail’ meet.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Great article, but it does not go far enough - where is the evidence that a “health crisis” exists?

[Kaslin]

There is none, hence the ‘histeria’ in the title

[Kaslin]

You said it

[Kaslin]

You’re welcome. :)

[Kaslin]

Thanks, I made it

[SuziQ]

As for those uninsured Americans we keep hearing about, there is remarkably little interest in why they don't have insurance. It cannot be poverty, for the poor can automatically get Medicaid.

Precisely!! And some states even have additional legislation allowing for insurance for children under the age of 19, even those from families with incomes over the poverty line.

Some folks just don't want to spend the money on insurance, thinking they're too young and fit to need it. It would be interesting to see some sort of study about who doesn't have insurance and WHY.

[Salvation]

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[Munz]

How about the simple question of

Why would we insure millions of people who have broken our laws (illegal aliens) and sacrifice the health care of our countless veterans who defended this country pay for it?
Or take health care away from people who worked all their lives and contributed to a system that will now cut benefits to pay for these people who crossed and reside in our lands illegally.

Hows that for a question that I really want someone in the MSM to ask Obama ....

[Sun]

Good info. for witing a letter to the editor, or calling a talk show.

I just called a talk show to tell listeners that Obamacare MANDATES private insurances - even faith-based ones - to cover abortion. How demonic is that.