When John Stossel on 20/20 said that gov't is force when it tries to monopolize the health care industry, Michael Moore's response was that no it isn't because as he put it "the government is of, by, and for the people." I know the U.S. Constitution alludes to that statement, but I don't think universal health care is what the founding fathers was talking about. I agree with John Stossel that gov't is force. Do you really have choice when you pay taxes? You certainly don't have a choice about paying into the social security system or not. Both systems are not voluntary. If the Congress is truly like the American public then how can they take a month off with pay? Do you know any businesses where the employees can vote for their wages to go up or not like the Congress? A business would not survive long if it did that. The Congress never votes for a pay cut. Think about that next time when Congress tells you have to sacrifice and votes down any tax cuts.
John Stossel should have asked Michael Moore what if the gov't told him he could not be above a certain weight limit for his height, or the gov't fined him if he ate food that had so much saturated fat or sugar in it. Think it can't happen? London England is thinking about instituting a fat tax. No joke. Keep in mind Great Britain has a universal health care system. People in Great Britain already pay a 17.5 percent surcharge on candy, ice cream and other snacks and drinks. In the article it says the tax could save 3,000 lives a year.Well, so exercising can probably save lives too. Is the gov't going to mandate exercising too? Gov't regulation is fine when it happens to someone else but when it happens to you--it's a different story. Politics is always personal.
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