Thomas Jefferson Supported Government Run Healthcare, Says Washington Post
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I didn't see this on Current yet, so I thought I'd add it to the discussion:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/01/newsflash_thomas_jefferson_su...
This is actually a follow-up to a Forbes blog (http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/01/17/congress-passes-socialized-medicine...) about the "Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen" of July 1798. This was a law that authorized the creation of a government operated marine hospital service and mandated that privately employed sailors be required to purchase health care insurance.
The original Forbes piece is more about the history of the Act itself. The Washington Post article is about Thomas Jefferson's support for the legislation.
Even though it's an imperfect comparison to Obamacare, it does point out that many of the founders of this country thought the idea of taxation in exchange for government run health care was the right thing. And as it gains traction in the blog-o-sphere, it's challenging those Tea Party members who cite Jefferson as their hero.
What are intelligent people's thoughts on "government run health care" these days, anyway?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/01/newsflash_thomas_jefferson_su...
This is actually a follow-up to a Forbes blog (http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/01/17/congress-passes-socialized-medicine...) about the "Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen" of July 1798. This was a law that authorized the creation of a government operated marine hospital service and mandated that privately employed sailors be required to purchase health care insurance.
The original Forbes piece is more about the history of the Act itself. The Washington Post article is about Thomas Jefferson's support for the legislation.
Even though it's an imperfect comparison to Obamacare, it does point out that many of the founders of this country thought the idea of taxation in exchange for government run health care was the right thing. And as it gains traction in the blog-o-sphere, it's challenging those Tea Party members who cite Jefferson as their hero.
What are intelligent people's thoughts on "government run health care" these days, anyway?
