The Peoples Republik of Massachusetts
Remember back in 1984, when Ronald Reagan was reelected in a 49 state landslide? Do you want to guess which single state didn't vote for him? That's right, the Peoples Republik of Massachusetts. Well, the PRM has taken another step towards Socialism: Mass. Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Health Care Plan.
Under this "plan," people who don't want health care will have it forced upon them by taxes and penalties until they get health care. So much for free choice.
And with every time Socialism has been tried, it's been shown not to work to any appreciable degree. Oh, I guess you could say it works, but at a very basic substance level, and everyone is miserable. Just look at the riots in France over jobs. This is what happens when things that should be earned become rights.
If you want to see how socialized health care works, just look at places like Canada. People are flocking from Canada to the United States for tests and procedures that they would have to wait for months in Canada. Look at my state of Tennessee. We tried offering health care to everybody and it damn near bankrupted the state. Twice.
When you guarantee health care to everybody, three things will happen: 1) Taxes will go up, 2) Health care quality will go down, and 3) when the program is dropped, no one will be happy.
Remember this: The government that is powerful enough to give you everything is powerful enough to take it all away.