PratchettFan
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- Jun 20, 2012
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Right. You do not subscribe to liberalism. OK, then.
As far as individual liberty and autonomy of the individual, would you then say the ACA, as one example, is liberty and autonomy to the individual?
No. But while I am primarily a libertarian I am not rabid about it. There are some issues which are clearly better handled through the government. Health care is one of them. The problem with ACA is that it is a bastardization, incorporating the worst parts of both systems. However, when compared to our putting 1% of our population in prisons, primarily for drugs, the ACA is way down on the list when it comes to encroaching on liberty and autonomy.
I could tolerate tax payer funded clinics and charity based medical services, coupled with a free enterprise system.
Getting bureaucrooks and government drones into the system stagnates things. The ACA is a giant goat fuck, and it was designed to be.
I think a nationalized system would be more efficient. Public health is a public concern. In our society, an outbreak in Alabama has a direct impact on Oregon. We are no longer a society where you travel on horseback and communities live in isolation.