The beauty of America is that there are (should be?) 50 independent state laboratories that can try out government programs and policies. Ideally with that much experimentation going on we will be able to find innovative solutions to the problems that governments are faced with. With that said, Hawaii launched a program to give kids taxpayer funded health care. After only 7 short months, the program was abandoned.
Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan.
"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program."
Gee, do you think? I guess the choice is clear; either pay for it yourself, or participate in a subsidized program. When it’s on the table, most people will take what the givernment is giving.
So let this be a lesson to anyone that starts the Federal their State government down a universal healthcare plan. People will stop being self reliant when the government gives them something to rely on.
Of course the post script here is that the Dem’s will use this as evidence that there has to be mandatory participation in a government program. Just like schools, and unlike abortion, they want us to have No choice.
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