That’s two letters to Sullivan this week:<\/p>\n
\nHey Andrew:<\/p>\n
What has happened to you? Has your support for the Administration gotten so tepid that you are reduced to reproducing anecdotes? That’s something I would expect of third-tier anonymous blog, not my favorite blog on the internet.<\/p>\n
First, there was the “two Augusts” <\/a> post where you reader praised the responsible Barack Obama for giving her 4500 deficit-borrowed dollars — as contrasted against the cavalier George Bush who only gave her $600 when we were running a surplus. If you want to argue for a stimulus, do so — I’m willing to listen. But don’t insult our intelligence with stories about how much people love their “free” money.<\/p>\n Then there was the trifecta of “From Your Sickbed” stories, all of which illustrated the case *against* the Democrat plan:<\/p>\n 1) The epileptic<\/a>. I can sympathize with his concern about racking up $500 (or more) ambulance trips. But that situation will get *worse* under universal healthcare because he will no longer have any incentive to refuse the ambulance ride. How is that situation better when he’s taking “free” $500 ambulance rides at every seizure? Or when ambulance decide to transport any epileptic? And how is it better when we gut the profits of drug companies that might develop better medication to prevent his seizures?<\/p>\n [Interruption: I’ve had numerous occasions where I’ve refused ambulance trips to save money. The last was when my wife had a disagreement with the garage door that ended with a bad cut on her forehead.]<\/p>\n Also note that, at minimum wage, he would have qualified for many state and federal insurance programs and quite possibly a program from the evil greedy drug companies themselves to help him stay on medication.<\/p>\n