David Limbaugh Quotes
Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it is inconsistent with our liberties and our idea of limited government and that it will destroy the best health care system in the world.
Limbaugh, David. The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic. Regnery Publishing, 2012.
He was prophetic. It was the start of the Canadian health system as we know it today. precursor of the New Democratic Party.
For most of the opponents of Obamacare, it was definitely about health care. For a few like Paul, the fact that under Obamacare, it was the fact that it was mandatory for everyone who could afford it to buy health insurance that was unacceptable. The government in a free country in his view should not require citizens to buy a specific product. Obamacare supporters observe that society has an interest in that if someone who refuses to buy health insurance gets seriously ill, our societal mores will require his to be treated and we all have to pay for that treatment. Without the government mandate, a group of people will simply get a free ride, getting health care if they need it, but never contributing their fair share. Paul and many libertarians do not deny the argument or its basis. They simply argue that such a mandate is unacceptable even for a very worthy purposes. Any loss of essential freedom, can be—and often has been—justified be numerous worthy reasons. Slave owners used to justify slavery be all the good it did for society, economic development, culture, etc. Principled libertarians also oppose, the draft, government wiretapping, drug illegality, and many other steps where some freedom is lost – given up for a worthy purpose.
David Scott Limbaugh is a conservative American political commentator and author who has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.
