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Health care
and the ballot
To the Editor:
The health care dilemma facing most Virginians is an issue Bob Darby feels should have high priority at the next General Assembly. Running for the 31st House of Delegates seat, Mr. Darby notes that previous sessions of Virginia’s legislature have done little more than to appoint a commission called, “The Commission for Health Care for all Virginians.” Mr. Darby feels much more needs to be done; he will work hard to fine real solutions.
Socialized medical insurance programs, similar to Canada’s, have not been as successful as once thought. Bob Darby feels that Virginians will not tolerate a system which gives a bureaucrat the power to make life and death medical decisions about our health care. Given the current fiscal situation of our governments, a system of nationalized - i.e., taxpayer funded — health care is not feasible in any case.
Nor is placing the burden of insurance on employers, especially small businesses, economically sensible. Such a plan would do little to curtail medical costs. Further, the overhead caused by the burden of insurance would further damage American competitiveness in the world. In any case, employer provided insurance would cover less than half the currently insured which would cause the need for yet another complicated plan.
Mr. Darby favors a consumer based system. Here, favorable tax treatement of health care purchases, including insurance, would provide
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