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Monday, December 01, 2008 TOS Article on Mandatory Insurance Now Free! By Paul Hsieh @ 12:05 AM Craig Biddle (publisher of the journal, The Objective Standard) has graciously agreed to make the full text of my article in the Fall 2008 issue on the dangers of mandatory health insurance available for free, to subscribers and non-subscribers alike. The full article can now be found at: "Mandatory Health Insurance: Wrong for Massachusetts, Wrong for America" This issue is heating up much faster than I expected. Senator Max Baucus, a powerful Democrat, has just proposed adopting the Massachusetts plan on a national scale: "Healthcare reform gets backing in Congress" Even more ominously, insurance companies have agreed to support this idea, saying that they'll accept new government regulations in exchange for the federal government requiring all citizens to purchase health insurance: "Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate" President-elect Obama has pledged to make universal health care one of the highest priorities of his new administration. If we don't want to go down this dangerous path, we'll have to speak out in opposition to this bad idea. Hence, please feel free to link to this article and/or send it to friends, coworkers, elected officials, and anyone else who might make a difference. A few active minds in the right places could make more difference than you think. And it's your future health care at stake: "Mandatory Health Insurance: Wrong for Massachusetts, Wrong for America" Furthermore, given the importance of the philosophical battles we'll be fighting over the next 4 years, please consider sending Christmas gift subscriptions of The Objective Standard to friends, family members, and other active-minded people. I gave two subscriptions last year to two non-Objectivist friends. Both of them enjoyed reading it. And even though they didn't always agree with the ideas, they found the articles thought-provoking. I plan on giving even more this year, and I encourage other Objectivists to do the same. Not only is it a great gift, it's an investment in your own future. To give a gift subscription, go to this page. Give your friends the intellectual ammunition they'll need to fight for their values -- and yours! Labels: Activism, Health Care   E-mail Paul Hsieh    PermaLink ()    Comments (New Page)

Comments on "TOS Article on Mandatory Insurance Now Free!"
	Monday, December 1, 2008 at 12:32:59 mst Comment ID: #1 Name: Caroline It would be great if TOS could offer a special deal on subscriptions ordered by Noodlefood readers, i.e. a special promotion code available through Noodlefood that entitles Noodlefood readers to a savings on a TOS subscription. Such a promotional effort could be designed to reward gift subscriptions, first-time subscribers, or any type of TOS subscription purchase by a Noodlefood reader. It seems like a mutually profitable arrangement.
	Monday, December 1, 2008 at 12:43:34 mst Comment ID: #2 Name: Michael Labeit E-mail: logician169(at)yahoo.com URL: http://unit-perspective.blogspot.com I've finally seen TOS available at Brooklyn and Queens Barnes and Nobles which is reassuring. I wonder if anybody realized that the current edition of TOS uses the same color orange as the current edition of Monthy Review, an unspeakably atrocious Marxist publication. From a distance, the two look indistinguishable. Does anyone know how TOS is doing in sales? They've been generous with the freebies. Many similar publications don't budge when it comes to free access to some articles.
	Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 17:52:00 mst Comment ID: #3 Name: Charise Great article! I especially liked the government mandated "foot coverage" comparison.
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