We cannot leave it to each state to protect itself from invasion, or from terrorist or nuclear attack. In some things we have to act together as a nation. There are economies of scale. The ease of crossing state lines make it nearly impossible for the states to enforce certain laws within their boundaries, and useless to attempt others. -——————————————————————————————————— The problems of “Romney Care” in Massachusetts are in part the problems of trying to do something in one corner of a nation only. -———————————————————————————————————— But let’s be frank, if someone could prove beyond any doubt that a government-run universal health insurance system would save lives, reduce costs, and make America more competitive in the world market than any other system of health insurance [ actually, I think experience and facts do prove this ] do you honestly think that would make any difference to conservatives? They are in the “government is bad” business and the survival of their creed depends on never admitting that acting together or collectively is ever good [ except for punishing bad guys ]. Facts are always irrelevant to them.
We cannot leave it to each state to protect itself from invasion, or from terrorist or nuclear attack. In some things we have to act together as a nation. There are economies of scale. The ease of crossing state lines make it nearly impossible for the states to enforce certain laws within their boundaries, and useless to attempt others. -——————————————————————————————————— The problems of “Romney Care” in Massachusetts are in part the problems of trying to do something in one corner of a nation only. -———————————————————————————————————— But let’s be frank, if someone could prove beyond any doubt that a government-run universal health insurance system would save lives, reduce costs, and make America more competitive in the world market than any other system of health insurance [ actually, I think experience and facts do prove this ] do you honestly think that would make any difference to conservatives? They are in the “government is bad” business and the survival of their creed depends on never admitting that acting together or collectively is ever good [ except for punishing bad guys ]. Facts are always irrelevant to them.