Saturday, May 6, 2017

“Because I am a Libertarian…”?????



We find, at Bleeding Heart Libertarians: Free Markets & Social Justice (try to wrap your mind around that combination), a critique of the bill to replace Obamacare.

Don’t get your hopes up.

I propose that the federal government establish a national health care budget in the amount of seven percent of GDP (based on the preceding year’s economic statistics), the sum to be expended in accord with the priorities of a governmental agency – let’s call it the National Health Commission (NHC) – whose sole task is to decide which services will be covered and which excluded.

The National Health Commission?  Pray you never have a bleeding heart!

Why seven percent?  That amount actually is close to the proportion of GDP devoted to health care by the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom, both devotees of single payer delivery systems offering very high standards of care. 

Certainly a libertarian can come up with a better reason than this.

Of course the seven percent stipulation is somewhat arbitrary.  Because I am a libertarian I would prefer a ceiling of five percent, the remainder to be consigned to private arrangements. 

Conclusion

 

6 comments:

  1. "(try to wrap your mind around that combination)"

    I wouldn't like it even if it were wrapped in BACON!

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  2. That is too funny. Hahaha. What a perfect visual. Hahaha.
    Where did you find that picture?

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    1. Just did a search for an image, something like: stunned look face.

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  3. LOL.

    I like that you are using pictures and giant red text.

    Whats next? Memes?

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    1. I could have written 1000 words in the conclusion and not conveyed my feelings any better than I did through this picture.

      As to the giant red text...just wanted to be sure no one missed the point.

      :-()

      Memes? Way too much technical competence required. I am a simpleton.

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  4. BM and UC -

    I think that both of you would enjoy Sean II's posts at BHL.

    Besides being exceptionally intelligent and witty, he is NOT a bleeding heart libertarian.


    Liberty Mike

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