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[Interesting Times]

Ha! Parke quotes P.J. O'Rourke, "If you think health care is expensive now, wait 'til you see what it costs when it's free." Follows with some convincing horror stories about Canadian socialized medicine -- the same stuff Bernie Sanders supports.

[Interesting Times]

Parke notes that the problem with American health care is the financing, not the medicine. Wants to return decision-making to the consumer. He points out that co-pay makes people think health care is essentially free, which artificially jacks up demand.

Now says that Bernie Sanders has never written or been the main sponsor of a bill that has passed, or has even gotten out of committee. That as a legislator, he's irrelevant. Follows by noting that Sanders contributed to the gutting of our intelligence capabilities by tacking amendments onto appropriations bills. Parke clearly has a solid grasp of the issues...