Healthcare Takeover Has Been Tried Before

I ran across this speech from Reagan today. Watch the clip after the jump. There is also an abridged (and 'hip') version that Glenn Beck has put out there. I recommend listening to the whole thing because of how familiar the arguments are and how well he exposes the motivations behind government controlled healthcare. This recording (it is audio only) was apparently released in 1961.

"What can we do about this? Well, you and I can do a great deal. We can say right now that we want no further encroachment on these individual liberties and freedoms and that you demand the continuation of our traditional free enterprise system. You and I can do this. "

The currently proposed version of healthcare reform may not survive thanks to all those that have joined the debate during this August recess. Charles Krauthammer writes that the next version will surely come, may garner wide bipartisan support, and still accomplish the goal of socialized medicine--only delayed a little longer.

A Few Reasons to Oppose the Current Health Care Reforms

First, here are a couple of good articles from people who have actually read the bill.

• This one addresses 5 important aspects of the current health care system that would be destroyed.
• This one that takes issue with health care as a basic 'right'.

Lots more to discuss of course so now is an important time to discover and discuss the policy points--which the supporters don't seem to want to do.