A Moral Case Against SCHIP Expansion By Max Borders

When it comes to SCHIP, even some on the right have lost their moral compass - having fallen victim, perhaps, to the notion that if it involves "the children" then they should abandon both principle and common sense. But with the left's attempt to expand medical entitlement benefits to the middle class, this is no time for compromise. For even compromise will work toward their ultimate goal of incrementally socializing healthcare.

Most opponents of SCHIP expansion have been mired in the pragmatics of politics, the minutiae of markets, or the defensive posturing that comes when engaging a majority power that uses moralistic soundbites like daisycutters. What we have failed to realize, however, is that we have the moral case. Allow me to explain.

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