The Socialized Medicine Boogeyman

Published on OurFuture.org (http://www.ourfuture.org)

By Jacob S. Hacker

Created 03/24/2008 - 9:05am

Commentary Source:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032102743.... [1]

Byline:

Jacob S. Hacker

Author Tagline/Bio:

Jacob S. Hacker, a professor of political science at Yale and a fellow at the New America Foundation, is the author of "The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream."

Summary:

"Socialized medicine" is the bogeyman that just won't die. The epithet has been hurled at every national health plan since the New Deal -- even Medicare, which critics warned would strip Americans of their freedom.

Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032102743.html