Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Hey McCain, tell us about this!

If Sen. Barack Obama were to win this November and bring a Democratic Congress with him to Washington D.C., we know government involvement in healthcare would increase.

A state constitutional amendment ballot initiative in Sen. John McCain's home state of Arizona, however, would limit the expansion of government-run health programs and infringements on individual rights.

Here it is:

Free market reforms to the healthcare industry aren't even on the table, really, because so much of the national conversation is about increasing the role of government. A policy such as this one from Arizona could allow states to get serious about looking at ways to make the system work better instead of just more expensive.