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Health care. He points out that prohibition destroyed the seventh largest industry in the country at the time it was passed, and did nothing but breed criminal
by njl 17y ago
Health care.
He points out that prohibition destroyed the seventh largest industry in the country at the time it was passed, and did nothing but breed criminality and disrespect for law. He then implies that the coming massive government intervention in health care will wreak cataclysmic and unexpected levels of havoc with the 15% of our economy that the health care industry represents.
His argument is best when cast as a pointed reminder that the government is made of fallible human beings who can't be trusted to understand all the implications of the incredibly complicated system they are attempting to administer, and less when cast as some sort of direct analogy.
- endlessvoid94 17y agoTotally thought this was about MJ. You are, of course, absolutely correct. I fear most of the population will not get it. Or maybe I'm stupid...
- spamizbad 17y agoI wasn't aware the government was going to ban healthcare, forcing us to see a mob doctor. I know politics isn't OT on HN but sure we can have a discussion that doesn't involve hyperbole. edit: Also, was his reference to eugenicists some sort of passive-aggressive dig against people who are pro-choice and want abortions covered in the health bill? If so, all the more reason this is an awful article.