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10 Questions for Supporters of 'ObamaCare'

Ahenobarbus Wrote: Aug 03, 2009 7:56 PM
May I request that you refrain from posting this on every single column on TownHall? It is off-topic nearly every place I'm finding it.

1. President Barack Obama repeatedly tells us that one reason national health care is needed is that we can no longer afford to pay for Medicare and Medicaid. But if Medicare and Medicaid are fiscally insolvent and gradually bankrupting our society, why is a government takeover of medical care for the rest of society a good idea? What large-scale government program has not eventually spiraled out of control, let alone stayed within its projected budget? Why should anyone believe that nationalizing health care would create the first major government program to "pay for itself," let alone get smaller rather than larger...

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