Is this really what we want?

Alan Smith of Plano is obviously a very healthy person who doesn't need much medical care. He likes the idea of Obamacare. He says that countries with single-payer systems spend about 7 to 10 percent of their GDP on health care while the U.S. spends 16.2 percent. He says the delays they have in surgery and other health care rationing aren't due to the system; they're due to cost containment.

Well, DUH! Of course health care is rationed because of how much they spend on it. And the system sets how much they spend. When Alan needs surgery, and they tell him, "You'll have to wait two years -- cost containment, you know," we'll see if he still thinks America needs to quit spending so much on health care. Of course, the ironic truth is that we're going to be spending far more under Obamacare than we are now -- and we'll see far more rationing. Just like those countries who spend only 7 to 10 percent on health care. I can hardly wait!

"Sowell neglects key info . . ." The Dallas Morning News; January 13, 2009; p. 10A.