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Public Option Falls Off Runaway Health Care Train

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Michael D. Tanner, senior fellow:

The cacophony surrounding whether or not a public option should or will be added to the Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill should not disguise the fact that this would still be a bad bill with or without the so-called public option. This is still a bill that would make Americans pay more through higher taxes, debt, and premiums, while letting the government dictate some of the most important, personal, and private decisions in people's lives. A few less cars, but it's still a train wreck.

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