What you can do for your country: "I think we can all agree that we want people who are sick to get better, to have access to good health care and to not suffer due to health ailments. But can we also agree that we believe in personal freedom, the right to make decisions for ourselves?
Yes, Canada, England, Europe, China etc all have some form of universal health care. That is great. They also have limitations to a free press, less innovation, bad economies and less freedoms. The United States represents 26% of world GDP. The next largest economy is 1/3 the size of the United States. The United States went from a start up 230 years ago to the most powerful country in the world. Did that happen because of the greatness of our government actions or the greatness of our people? Should the United States follow the path of others, or set the course for others as we have since our inception. Our personal freedoms and rights to see opportunity, gather and engage each other, partner and invest, and think and dream are just an element of what makes the United States truly unique.
The health care debate is a foil to help us reflect on our rights and personal freedoms. The President tells us, (Paraphrase) '...Health care is a mess and we need to take immediate action or it will collapse...'. If true, that is bad. Though it is unlikely true. I"
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