Wednesday, June 9, 2010

"My Doctor Is Gouging The Hell Out Of Me, But The Slot Machines Are Honest--They're Inspected Regularly"

I don't know why there's such concern about "creeping socialism" when so many major elements of our society have already been socialized.
--CARS. In a purely free-enterprise nation of 300 million people would there be only 3 car companies? (That have been repeatedly propped up by the government.)
--AGRICULTURE. Federal Agriculture Extension Agents oversee farming in every state. They pay farmers subsidies when they over-produce, and pay others not to plant. (Remember the Soviet Union's Five Year Plans?)
--LIQUOR. Ever notice the federal stamp on a whisky bottle? The manufacture and sale of liquor in the U.S. is strictly controlled by the government.
--GAMBLING. Want to open a casino or race track? Gambling in this country is only legal when licensed and managed by the government.

You really have to wonder about a country that has socialized booze and gambling, and free-enterprise medicine.

2 comments:

Effervescent Siddhartha said...

Need an example of successful socialized medicine system in this country? Look no further than our own military and VA health-care systems...especially systems developed after WWII. Everybody < I mean conservatives/ teabaggers/ GOP leadership and even some dems> seem to forget this...
...Fanypack...

Effervescent Siddhartha said...

Ohhhh...and by "successful" I'll define as up and running with quality of care directly associated to which presidential administration is in office.