McCain on Healthcare: No Soup for You
Luckily, the mainstream media is doing a superb job of analyzing the truly important issues facing our nation: flag lapel pins, Rev. Wright, and the voting tendencies of elderly, Catholic, ethnic, working-class, heterosexual, right-handed, male, pet-owning, bipedal, dentist-fearing, mid-size sedan-driving Led Zeppelin fans.
But there are still some busybodies out there, like Eza Klein over at The American Prospect, who insist on rambling on and on about trifling side issues, like the major candidates’ positions on health care.
Klein’s analysis is here.
McCain’s position? He wants to use the magic of the market (which has served us so very well), rather than the power of government and the concept of shared risk to cure what ails us. The effect? People will have access to health care. Just, you know, less of it. Less access to health care.
Of course, this isn’t necessarily true for everyone. If you are lucky enough to have full health care coverage, say from the government, you’ll be fine. Like if you’re as lucky as er, Senator McCain.
Less access to health care. Because that’s what America needs. America - number one in Hummer limousines, number 43 in infant mortality rate. Take that, Faroe Islands!
Huzzah!
