Constant Conservative

My health, as far as I know, is quite good for someone of my advanced age. I trust that my health (and that of my dependent family members) will remain good for the indefinite future. I know, however, that such conditions cannot continue indefinitely, thanks to the 2nd law of thermodynamics.

With that in mind, I must concur with the sentiment expressed in the following piece by Brian Scwartz in the Rock Mountain News:

At the recent Colorado Health Care Summit, Barack Obama’s Cabinet pick Tom Daschle said his boss’s “commitment to changing the health-care system remains strong and focused.” But in the wrong direction.

Obama has stated that “capitalism is great for consumers” when they have “many alternatives,” when customers, “not government bureaucrats … are the judges of what best serves their needs.” Obama’s health insurance proposals fail these standards and would fail patients.

Obama would further empower government bureaucrats to judge what insurance is best for you. By increasing private premium costs, new controls would drive patients to Obama’s proposed “new public plan.”

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Obama would subject all insurance to new national mandates, letting government bureaucrats decide what insurance is good for you. The result? Look at Massachusetts, where the average family plan costs almost $17,000, compared to $5,400 in Colorado and $3,000 in Wisconsin, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans. The Boston Globe reports that “mandates are helping to drive up costs, making coverage unaffordable.” Residents with policies that don’t meet “minimum standards set by state regulators could face a hefty tax penalty.”

Seventeen thousand dollars for the average family health insurance plan for those living in Massachusetts. That’s the sort of change in which I simply cannot believe. How about you?