The media reports that socialized medicine is imminent.

Intense public-relations research has long concluded that the term “socialized medicine” should never be spoken and instead be replaced with terms such as “healthcare reform” or “national healthcare”, but reality doesn’t care what people label it: it will result in longer-lines, rationing, indifferent doctors, drowsy administrators, and more class conflict (think DMV or post office).

Today’s health care industry is a mix of free-market innovations and existing socialized medicine. Where companies can still find reward in creating new medicines and procedures, the industry is flourishing. However, the burden of the Medicaid/Medicare social schemes has resulted in increasing wait times, ballooning prices, and depleted government coffers.

Their solution? Enslave the entire industry and devour the entire medical profession.

Perhaps it’s no surprise that people blindly follow politicians to this end. Younger generations are no longer taught to think critically, but are instead filled with labor union and Al Gore propaganda. Any moocher will gladly support any social program believing (in error) that smart politicians wish to improve his life.

However, it’s never too late. Society rose from the dark ages of religious tyranny to (for a while) build the great civilization of freedom and capitalism that culminated in the United States. From the ashes of another painful attempt at self-sacrifice and “brother love,” people will eventually relearn the virtue of reason and individual rights and rebuild another greater society.

Hopefully at that time, their government Constitution will be more explicit in defending individuals against the looting hordes.

In the mean time, anything that will slow society’s decent in to social or religious slavery is worth attempting. Be vocal where appropriate, and contact your elected representatives to defend everyone’s individual rights.