Before you say "yes," take a look at this article about how the British are rejoining the ranks of civilized nations which do not have nationally run health care, as well as this article about how the centralized system in the U.K. is increasingly leading to denial of medical care.
If there were justice in this world, Congress and the President--at least those who voted for health insurance deform legislation--would be required to get their care via England's NHS. H/T Muckraker. The economic lesson here, of course, is that when people don't see the costs of their actions, they do not take action to avoid those costs. Hopefully we learn this lesson here before it's too late.
Podcast #1,092: Hercules at the Crossroads — Choosing the Hard Path That
Leads to a Good Life
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In a story from ancient Greek philosophy, Hercules faces a choice between
two paths: one promising pleasure and ease; the other, hardship and
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