Why, in our "free" country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

Why, in our "free" country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

Well, who is more likely to volunteer to take a job in a bureaucracy that has little to recommend it except that it gives you the power to use government force to control the lives of others? A dispassionate scientist or a zealot? In government, the zealots eventually take over.

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams while taking responsibility for their actions.

Politicians and bureaucrats clearly have no idea how complicated markets are. Every day people make countless tradeoffs, in all areas of life, based on subjective value judgements and personal information as they delicately balance their interests, needs and wants. Who is in a better position than they to tailor those choices to best serve their purposes? Yet the politicians believe they can plan the medical market the way you plan a birthday party.

Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.