RE: Honestly, where in my post did I propose leaving healthcare to the market, and eliminate ALL of medicare, and medicaid?
I was just following the question to its logical conclusion.
If the constitution does not say that the Federal government should handle healthcare, then it goes without saying that they SHOULD NOT and what they’re doing is unconstitutional.
So what follows if we want to follow the constitution?
Well, if we really want to follow our argument to its logical conclusion, the Federal government should not be in the business of medicaid or medicare.
Obviously we know that this isn’t going to happen, so the answer tot he question is moot.
We ALREADY are doing what is unconstitutional and like it or not, doing the constitutional thing isn’t going to fly politically.
All we can do is LIMIT the damage.
Do we agree the Constitution is the law of the land? If so, then how do we compromise that which is the law of this land with criminals breaking the law of the land?
We have a war on our hands, and we won’t win it compromising.
IF we continue wringing our hands, and compromising to “limit” the damage then we continue down the road.