*nod* I see what you're saying - it is part of what some people who are formulating these messages are thinking. It's not what they're communicating to the general public, though, and there's where my letter is aimed.
Purist Libertarians tend to believe that just about anything we currently subsidize by taxes would be better done privately, but only a very small proportion of the public agree with that view, so it's not a winning argument.
I'm on the other side: I'd be much happier if we had a ongoing-tax-funded public option. That's not going to happen this time around. I suspect my position has a lot more support than the Libertarian position, though I'm not sure whether it's a majority (it's really hard to measure to that level of precision, it's probably in the 35%-65% )
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Purist Libertarians tend to believe that just about anything we currently subsidize by taxes would be better done privately, but only a very small proportion of the public agree with that view, so it's not a winning argument.
I'm on the other side: I'd be much happier if we had a ongoing-tax-funded public option. That's not going to happen this time around. I suspect my position has a lot more support than the Libertarian position, though I'm not sure whether it's a majority (it's really hard to measure to that level of precision, it's probably in the 35%-65% )