People kvetch that it's unfair to use scare tactics to compare Congress' current healthcare bill to healthcare in Canada or Britain. They say that the economic landscapes are different and that comparing those nations to America is not analagous. Apparently, they have never taken a course on Comparative Politics.
But for argument's sake, let's suppose that it's improper to make that leap. You don't even have to look as far as Britain or Canada to know that government-run healthcare is a failure. We already have it here in the United States, and it's called Medicare. This socialist pet project has racked up so much debt. Even a liberal publication such as the New York Times published that Medicare will run out in 2017. Talking about insolvency! This entitlement spending has already been a drain on the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. If you need more proof that the American government cannot manage healthcare, take a look at Massachussets! The only thing their government-run healthcare program has caused is costs that accelerate faster than the national average, longer waits, and limits on consumer choice, much like our friends to the North. If we continue trying to solve these problems by simply throwing money at it in hopes that it will alleviate economic woes, we will drive this country so far into the ground where economic freedom will only be a distant dream for future generations.
American Indians are forced to use government-run health services in many cases. There's a saying on some reservations: "Don't get sick after June."
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