Ruth wrote: > It isn't like people are going to lose their will > to work if they get health care paid for by tax > dollars. > They might if they don't need any health care or if they are forced to buy government health care when they don't need it. Why should young people be forced to pay for the health care of older people? It doesn't make any sense. It's a crazy ponzi scheme just like Social Security.
"There is an analogy between the compulsory aspects of the candidates' health care proposals and Social Security. A young man or woman would be crazy to participate in the Social Security system if he or she had any choice. If anyone saved 12.4% of his earnings over a lifetime, he would not only have far more money in retirement than Social Security can provide, it would, equally important, be his money, to invest and dispose of as he sees fit. But the government needs young people's money to support their grandparents' retirements, so Social Security is forced upon them. The same thing, in essence, will happen with health care if any comprehensive "reform" plan is adopted." Read more: 'Forcing Young People Into the System' Posted by John Hinderaker: Powerline, February 3, 2008 http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/02/019711.php
