Newt Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation polled Americans
about their attitude towards medical care. There was little
belief in a crisis or enthusiasm for nationalizing care.
Consider
question number two:
2. If you or your family were to face a major
medical problem, such as heart-related issues, cancer, or some
other potentially serious illness, and you could go anywhere in
the world to seek treatment, based on the current healthcare
systems as you know them, in which country would you first seek
medical care?
United States: 79% Canada: 5% Germany: 3% England: 3% Japan: 0%
Some other country: 5% No opinion: 5%
Health reform, yes. Obamaesque health reform, no.
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).