Schneider: Obamacare fans want you to pay to fix their mistakes

Milwaukee J-S ^ | 30 oct 2016 | Christian Schneider

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On a new episode of Netflix’s futuristic sci-fi show “Black Mirror,” (warning: mild spoilers ahead) the British government devises a way to mitigate the environmental damage done when bees become extinct. A secret department creates tiny mechanical, self-replicating bees that distribute pollen, allowing flowers to flourish and the ecosystem to continue on unimpeded. That is, until a devious programmer learns to hack the bees, wreaking havoc and terror on the public.

“The government is a (expletive),” says the episode’s protagonist, played by the wonderful Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald. “We knew that already.”

Of course, in real life, we have not yet succumbed to our mechanical winged masters. But recent news about the ironically named Affordable Care Act once again has proved a maxim to which the left clings unapologetically: There is no government-created problem so large that more government can’t fix it.

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Liberalism in a nutshell.

At the low end:
“I’ve made a lot of mistakes. Didn’t pay attention in school, didn’t try to get a job, didn’t marry the person with whom I had a child, didn’t stay away from drugs. Now it’s your responsibility to fix my life.”

At the high end:
“I make big deals. I take big risks. If my risks pay out, I get millions of dollars in my pocket. If my risks don’t pay out, then it’s your responsibility to pay for my losses, because I’m just too big to fail.”