Is Government Run Health Care a Moral Duty and the New American Dream?
Over the weekend, Bill Clinton and Al Gore gave speeches at the annual Jackson Day dinner in Tennessee. They both referenced the passing of Ted Kennedy and the current health care debate. Their remarks show the fundamental difference between the conservative and liberal view of government. While the liberal focuses on bigger government and more social programs to solve things like poverty and health care, a true conservative will seek to limit government involvement and believes in individuals and the free market to solve almost all problems. Clinton and Gore’s remarks bear witness to this. First, lets look at a line about health care from Clinton’s speech as reported by Politico, “I’m not a very good politician any more; I just say what I think,” Clinton said. “But I have been waiting for this for 40 years … to recreate the American dream.” Apparently, Clinton believes the recreation of the American dream is government reform of health care (a government takeover of health care). This
