[lbo-talk] Why Public Option Is Defective; Why Only Single-Payer WillDo

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jul 29 09:26:37 PDT 2009


On Jul 29, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:


> Of Course. This is what comes of the toothless politics that
> believes in
> persuading people on ethical grounds to do the right thing. The
> Insurance Companies write a bill which Congresds passes & Obama signs,
> which will make life a bit rougher for many in the U.S. and make
> government programs even more of a stink in the nostrils of the
> public,
> thus making it even more difficult to mount serious political
> movements
> for health care and other needed programs.
>
> Morally, the government should not make people dependent on it. It is
> morally better to die than to let the government take care of you.
> Just
> as it is immoral to disturb the reveries of good people by putting
> before them the image of what gays do in bed. It is therefore immoral
> een to talk about gay marriage.

At whom is this silly rant directed?



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