Hillary-Care to Have Another Go
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) said Democrats she will focus on reviving her plan for comprehensive socialized medicine. The former first lady led her husband’s unsuccessful attempt to nationalize health care in 1993.
The plan is modeled after the nation’s public school system. Each person would be assigned to a medical clinic based on where they live. The Department of Health and Human Services would allocate staff, supplies and equipment to each clinic based on enrollment. Clinic boundaries will be adjusted periodically to ensure equality among the various districts. If necessary, individuals may be bused to other medical districts if necessary to achieve racial and ethnic balance. People could petition for permission to enroll outside their assigned district. DHHS would be authorized to permit these out-of-district enrollments so long as they do not lead to racial or ethnic imbalances.
As in Canada, private medical treatment would be outlawed. Both medical personnel and patients caught engaging in “medicine-for-hire” transactions would face fines and possible prison sentences.
“Health care is coming back,” Clinton boasted, adding, “It may be a bad dream for some, but it’s my dream for America.”
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PJ O'Rourke has a great paraphrase of Friedman
There are four ways people spend money:
1. You spend your money on yourself. You're motivated to get the thing you want most at the best price. This is the way middle-aged men haggle with Porsche dealers.
2. You spend your money on other people. You still want a bargain, but you're less interested in pleasing the recipient of your largesse. This is why children get underwear at Christmas.
3. You spend other people's money on yourself. You get what you want but price no longer matters. The second wives who ride around with the middle-aged men in the Porsches do this kind of spending at Neiman Marcus.
4. You spend other people's money on other people. And in this case, who gives a s**t?
Note # 4 is ALL Government spending....