The National Prohibition of Alcohol began 90 years ago today (1920-1933). Referred to as the "noble experiment" - it was undertaken to reduce corruption, lower taxes, and improve health. [sound familiar?] Depite such nobel intentions, the experiment failed [21st Amendment] ... affirming sound economic theory, which predicts that prohibition of mutually beneficial exchanges is doomed to failure.This is a fitting example of what the government will wind up doing to our health care down the road if we don't stop them. Obamacare will prohibit buying what you want and mandate what you don't want. Dr. Paul Hsieh points out some scary aspects of the House health bill (HR 3962) and the Senate health bill (HR 3590):
Under ObamaCare, patients will be forced to pay for certain kinds of medical care whether they want it or not — thus raising their health care costs.
And patients may not be able to pay for some medically necessary care outside of government-set guidelines, even if they want to — a clear violation of the rights of patients and doctors to contract for medical services on any terms they find mutually acceptable.
On this anniversary, let's raise a glass to Scott Brown and his incredible campaign and hope for lessons learned. Cheers!
