One of the thing that puzzles me about McCain’s mantra of free market choices, another version of “Let the market decide”… is frankly that he seems very confused.
He is talking as if the market hasn’t been deciding anything as if we just don’t have enough free market choices…
The market has been deciding quite a bit…
The market has decided that it is perfectly acceptable to have millions of uninsured Americans. The market has decided that it is acceptable that some folks who do have access to health insurance either can’t afford it because their wages are too low or the deductibles are too high. The market thinks it is just grand that Americans probably die because they can’t afford treatment and prevention seek it too late as a result. See people are just deciding to die.
The market has decided that it is just fine and dandy to allow massive increases in educational costs. The market has decided that it is fine for poor kids with no other options to join up in the fight on two war fronts. The market has decided that these kids should die to make gigantic profits for private contractors who deliver sub-standard services and goods. The market has decided it is not a problem for returning vets to have no other alternative but an underfunded VA service.
The market has decided that bailing out corporations instead of working Americans who pay the taxes is the best alternative.
The market has been deciding life and death issues for an awfully long time.
We all know when the MSM actually notes a trend it is probably deeply pervasive and much larger.
Note this CNN story about the growth of tent cities. My question: how many others are there that just haven’t gotten big enough to warrant attention?
From Seattle to Athens, Georgia, homeless advocacy groups and city agencies are reporting the most visible rise in homeless encampments in a generation
