Freedom Line Blog

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously said that we mustn’t allow a “crisis to go to waste” in foisting such things as ObamaCare upon an unwilling nation.  But what if there’s no “crisis” in the first place?

This month, Gallup released a scientific survey that is a critical component in any health care policy discussion.  In what must come as a devastating shock for those who defend ObamaCare, an astonishing 82% of Americans rate their health care as “good” or “excellent.”  Some 40% place their health care in the “excellent” category, which exceeds the previous high of 38% and the long-term average of 34%.  Even those who don’t possess health insurance (which must be distinguished from actual health care) rate their health care “good” or “excellent” by a 53% majority.

Clearly, there is no health care “crisis,” only a lot of ObamaCare “waste.”