[lbo-talk] TNR: universal health care now!

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Mar 16 19:31:38 PST 2006


John Lacny wrote:


>Yes, but this editorial doesn't quite come out in favor of single-payor,
>does it?

They don't use the words - which is interesting, given their call for "liberals" to get bold on this - but they still come pretty close:


>And, into this vast, disturbing intellectual void on what is
>arguably the most important domestic issue of our time, the
>Democrats are proposing ... well, not a whole lot.


>It's time for the government to be much bolder, to try something
>even more far-reaching than what it attempted in the '60s: making
>health care a right, not a privilege. And doing so for everybody,
>even if that means having the government provide insurance directly.


>The historic solution to this problem was to insulate individuals
>from excessive risk. And, while the private sector once did this for
>health care, it's no longer up to the task. Government isn't the
>best way to provide all Americans with health security. It's the
>only way. And it's time for liberalism to say so openly.

Doug



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