DEMOCRATS PROTECTING BIG GOVERNMENT
Yesterday I told you that the principal reason the Democrats are opposed to this prescription drugs benefit program was because it would eventually cause the immense Medicare system to actually compete with private enterprise system for patients. There was Tom Daschle yesterday chanting "no more lemons" in front of a huge banner proclaiming "Don't privatize Medicare."
Democrats absolutely do not want to see any private health care plans compete against Medicare. Bear in mind, nobody will be required to participate in a private plan. The Democrats are afraid, though, that some seniors will. Now if those seniors like their experience with a private plan, they may tell other seniors. They do talk, you know. Then other seniors will join the private plan, enjoy their experience, and tell even more seniors. Democrats are scared to death that these private sector plans may do such a good job competing against the inefficiencies of government that they will see more, then more and then more seniors bailing from Medicare to go to the private sector.
Now I want you to think about the last four or five presidential elections. In every single one of those elections you have heard Democrats sound two very familiar themes. In the last days of those campaigns the Democrats will tell senior citizens that the evil Republicans have a secret plan (it's always a secret plan) to destroy Social Security and to destroy Medicare. And every single year senior citizens get the cat food scared out of them and rush to the polls to vote for Democrats just to save their Social Security and their Medicare. Question: How will these Democrats be able to frighten senior citizens with lies about secret plans if the seniors are relying on the private sector for their health insurance?
Democrats are the party of big government. Democrats will support any program that increases government power. Democrats can be relied on to oppose any proposal that would reduce the political power that comes with government control. They oppose competition for Social Security, they oppose competition with their precious government indoctrination centers they call schools, and they oppose any threat of competition with Medicare or interference with their plans for socialized medicine in the United States.
Do you need more proof of the Democrats love of government and their hatred of the private sector? Just pay close attention to Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean. Just this week he was calling for a massive re-regulation of American business. The economy is growing, businesses are expanding, people are finding jobs ... and Howard Dean wants the government to step in and re-regulate American business.
Are these the clowns you're going to support in next year's election?
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