I’m sitting here watching a demonstration in front of San Francisco City Hall, where people are demanding that universal health care be given to everybody. Am I crazy to think that this entitlement for universal health care is going a bit too far?
As a country, we’re in debt.
As a state, we’re in debt.
So, wouldn’t it make more sense to get something in return for providing universal health care? I thought the whole point of things like unions (of which I’m not really a fan) was to provide “fair benefits and working conditions” for employees. Why don’t we make employers provide health care? Then let all the employers create their own HMOs, much the same way they create their own credit unions or investment funds…
Why don’t we make the states responsible? Or the city governments? Don’t tell me a bunch of people wouldn’t flock to a city that had good public transportation and affordable health care for its citizens.
Maybe it’s a radical thought, but shouldn’t we stop waiting for the federal government to act and set an example. You mean to tell me that San Francisco can go ahead and legalize same-sex marriages and medicinal marijuana, but can’t find a way to push affordable health care for its residents?
Now, Gavin, let’s really get progessive…