You probably expected a rant….or maybe not. But it was a joke, and I can accept it as a joke. It’s funny, and I can relate because I’d want to do the same thing if heterosexuality was manditory.

I would say that in my opinion (worth exactly what your paying for it, obviously, since I’m not, nor will I ever be, a Supreme Court justice) Medicare and public education are unconstitutional from a federal perspective (ie, the 9th & 10th amendments leave those in the hands of individuals or states). The great majority of funding for public education is actually from the state or local level; very little comes from the federal government. Fire departments & police departments are also mostly funded from state and local revenue, and they are properly the domain of the state and/or locality, not the federal government. Any monies collected by the federal government and spent on those programs seems wrong to me. Fortunately for those who disagree with me, SCOTUS does not hold my view.

Car insurance is also not required by the federal government; it is a state by state issue, and I believe there are some states that still don’t require it. And even in those states that do require automobile liability insurance, you have a simple (though maybe not practical) solution if you don’t want to pay for it (namely, don’t own a vehicle).

To answer your final question: I have called for the federal government to end Medicare. I’ve done it on the air while hosting a talk show, so I’m relatively public on the issue. Politicians keep saying how we need to get a handle on medical expenses because of how much it is costing government, thus justifying health care reform. There are two flaws with that line of thought. One is that the legislation did virtually nothing to address the cost of health care, only the availability of insurance (and the end result of that is debatable; I think the legislation will push private health insurers out of business, making it less available). Two is that if medical expenses are too big a part of the federal budget, a simple solution is for the government to get out of the business of paying for medical expenses. Government involvement in just about anything seriously inflates the cost of that thing.

Anyway, thanks for the comments David, and sorry for how long it took to approve it. I wasn’t trying to hide from your questions, I promise. :)

My point in this is where do you draw the line? If it’s federal government imposing its will why not call for the end of Medicare?

JCB

Edit: Nope.

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