Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:36:42 PM
The burden of proof is on those who want “change” to show that there is a problem in the first place, and that the problem can and should be addressed by some level/branch of government.
Leftists call themselves “progressives”, because they want you to believe that their proposals bring positive progress to society. What I see in their actions, though, is an attempt to centralize as much power in the federal government as possible. That’s not progress. That has been tried over and over again in history, and the results range from societal stagnation to genocide.
If they were to get everything they want as far as nationalizing and socializing health care and the funding thereof, they would discover some new “right” that is being denied to us, and call on some government program for that, too.
Our plan is not "don't get sick" and "die quickly if you do". Our plan is to let people make their own plans through voluntary arrangements - with their co-op, their temple, their union, their doctor, their neighbors, or their insurance company or anyone else who voluntarily gets involved. That's called liberty. Yes, people will still have problems, but they're going to have problems either way. Individual liberty, whenever possible, is better than expanded government.