{"article":{"id":247844,"heading":"Ron Paul : Freedom to Die","author":"nobody","created":"2011-09-18 03:34:16","modified":"2011-09-18 03:34:16","last_modified":"Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:34:16","article":"

I have few words to say here: Paul\r\nKrugman covers is mostly in op-ed.
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\r\nMy bitch is about FREEDOM, or the illusion of freedom that we have\r\nthrough the market.  Americans LOVE the idea of FREEDOM, and today\r\nare regularly manipulated by their love. 
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\r\nRon Paul says that the person is free to not get insurance, and suffer\r\nconsequences.
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\r\nNow... he says the responsible thing is to get a health plan.  But\r\nthen says that one is free to not buy insurance.
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\r\nWhere's the logic in this, that freedom is defined by the freedom to do\r\nsomething stupid and irresponsible, that will cause harm not only to\r\nthe person, but to the community?
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\r\nSorry, the real way to be free is simple: those who can afford it must\r\npay into a healthcare fund, and pay for universal healthcare. \r\nMost working people will be able to afford to pay into the fund.
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\r\nObamacare does that, of course.  But Obamacare doesn't have a\r\n\"public option.\"  It's not a single-payer system, either. \r\nNor is it a national healthcare system.  Of all the possible\r\nsolutions, Obamacare's the least effective of them, but it's better\r\nthan suffering the costs of people who fail to purchase insurance,\r\nwhich is what we have today.
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\r\nReal \"freedom\" is the freedom to not worry about bankrupcty due to\r\nmedical costs.
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