November 20, 2009

The Goal Is Freedom

The Mandated Health Insurance Outrage

By Sheldon Richman • 10 Comments

With the introduction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s 2,074-page health insurance nationalization bill, we can be thankful for one thing at least. It will most likely be the last bill of its kind introduced this year. Who’d have time to wade through another?
This doesn’t mean there is anything in the bill to be thankful [...]

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