Stepping Back from the New Third Rail

But it's just a half-step. If the debate ends here, then the camel has one nostril of his nose under the tent.

I've said it before as a commenter, but obviously not here, since this blog was just borned a couple of hours ago, but John Mackey of Whole Foods has exactly the right idea.

I've been reading websites like HuffPo and DailyKos and I am pretty sure that I do not live in the same universe as most of those people. At the root of Mackey's proposal is the notion that each individual should be responsible for maintaining their own health and for paying for their own care. The folks on the left simply cannot wrap their heads around these two simple principles. I think it is part and parcel of the notion that health care has somehow become a right, as opposed to a personal obligation.

Make no mistake; we need health care reform, or health insurance reform or whatever they are calling it now. But Obamacare isn't it. Mackey is on the right track, but since his proven methods are so simple, they stand no chance in Congress.