What exactly is “national health care”?
National health care is something that everyone wants but that we agree we cannot have. So instead, we are settling for “affordable health care,” which is in the same category as “more money for education,” “reducing the military budget,” “paying off our national debt” and other fantasies that we enjoy talking about when we get together with friends. So what are we doing? We are currently coming up with a plan that SOUNDS like national health care, so we don’t have to constantly feel inferior to countries like Canada and Sweden. Suppose I like my health care plan? If you are happy with your bad, terrible health care plan, nothing will change. Apparently there are some people who enjoy crappy health insurance. I haven’t met any of these people, but they’re probably rich or mentally insane. Whoever they are, they don’t want cheaper health care, because it represents a loss of status. They’re always bragging about their expensive doctors; they can’t start going to country clubs and societ
