John Stossel wrote a great article on Real Clear Politics last Wednesday on the errors of socializing healthcare. I’ve heard many make convincing arguments against universal health care based on the Constitution, but those are ineffective with those who want a mommy government. I’ve heard others make compelling cases against modeling our healthcare around other nations (e.g. Britain, Canada, and Cuba), but those arguments are useless with egalitarians. Still others have swayed me away from universal healthcare based on sound economic reasons, but only those who really care listen to these.
In this article, Stossel hits many of these normal points while coming back to his simple, unstated thesis: life in the welfare state sucks! It sucks to have to wait four months for a hospital visit. It sucks when your dog can get an X-ray months quicker than you can. It sucks when you have to leave the country for life-or-death surgeries your government has deemed “elective.” Sure, healthcare needs to be fixed, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater!
I highly encourage you to read what Stossel has to say on the topic. He says it more eloquently, convincingly, and succinctly than I could ever hope to put it.
