I don’t think anyone (even the most hardcore libertarian) says government has NO role. But the minimal effort described at the Cato link is a far cry from the giant power grab envisioned by O and the congressional Dems.

It’s interesting, though, that in order to get over the initial problem of starting up such a program, the author proposes getting the government involved. Even though I don’t agree with the overall argument, that makes sense to me. However, I can’t see how someone can say on one hand the government is incompetent and can’t do anything and yet on the other hand, we need it to get an alternative approach off the ground. It’s makes about as much sense as arguments on the left that say insurance companies are evil, but by the way, with the new health care proposals being put forward, they will get even more business.

Anyway, it is good to see some thought on the topic from the right, though, rather than just nonsense about “death camps” and ad hominem attacks. That said, I think the U.S. should look at ways that they can provide better health care that involves less focus on the business of health care and more on the care of people.

Wake up! Bush has been gone for nearly a year and the Dems have had control of Congress for nearly three. The “it’s Bush’s fault” meme is increasing ridiculous for “anyone with a functioning cerebrum.”

Actually, the pre-existing problem isn’t that hard to fix with GENUINE health reform. Read this.

“Obama’s stimulus package did not increase unemployment.”

All of the money, time and energy that O and his congressional accomplices put into the porkulus bill could have been spent on a genuine stimulus package. So, in effect, their negligence increased unemployment.

But thank you for putting it out there and establishing your absence of credibility, because it saves me the trouble of wading through your tortured explanations of how government regulation is to blame for everything wrong that has ever happened on earth.