That’s Holman Jenkins’ argument in this WSJ column today. He writes, “Someday this country will have a health care debate that’s not abject in its idiocy.”
Maybe that’s not quite accurate. The Obamacrats case for their “reform” legislation is abject in its idiocy, with a parade of disinformation, non sequiturs, and phony appeals to emotion. Opponents have tried to raise real issues, such as the harm done by governmental meddling with the insurance market and the mess the tax code makes of health insurance, but Obama won’t discuss such ideas, preferring the dodge that “people are lying about my plan.”
If you’ve been wondering why the Beloved Leader is sticking with a terrible plan that a large percentage of the population abhors or at least distrusts, Jenkins provides a convincing explanation: the unions want it. They expect to dragoon lots of health care workers into union ranks. Those people won’t be paid much if any more due to unionization, but the union brass will collect money from them. So think of Obamacare as special interest legislation for the benefit of union officials, who will in turn kick back some of the benefits to the Democratic Party.
