Tag Archives: unfree market

How U.S. health care is already similar to Europe’s

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Shikha Dalmia of the Reason Foundation has written about this in a recent Forbes column, The Myth Of Free Market Health Care In America.  Some excerpts: But apart from England, most European countries have a public-private blend, not unlike what … Continue reading →

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The unfree market in health care

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The greatest trick that supporters of socialized medicine ever played was to convince the American people we don’t already have it. Continue reading →

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The U.S. already has socialized medicine

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

There are several ways to respond to people who advocate socialized medicine or single-payer health care in the United States.  You can start at fundamentals by point out that health care is not a right, and that governmnt-controlled health care violates … Continue reading →

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Dude, what free market?

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

The big lie behind pushing politician-controlled health care is: that the United States has a free-market in health care, and that it’s to blame for costs of medical care and insurance being so hight. AFL-CIO executives John Sweeney and Mike … Continue reading →

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