The debate about health care continues, but there is one thing that’s certain: there will be rationing of health care in our future. Whether the rationing happens through government intervention, insurance companies’ policies, or individual rationing, there will be rationing.
Earlier, I wrote about a difference between conservatives and liberals in regards to their views on how taxes affect behavior. Today, I want to look at a more fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals: the way that they view the role of government.
Why do people complain about government? Why do conservatives say that everything the government does is inefficient? Why do some people want to privatize Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Department of Education, and the post office? Why do a lot of people advocate for smaller government? One thing: price controls.
