Health reform hurts private sector in U.S.

Airian Gregory (April 1 letter) compares tax break incentives with paying for government-mandated health care insurance while assuming “the lawsuit brought by Republicans is … a waste of taxpayer money.” This is erroneous on both counts.

Tax credits involve freedom of choice, but the insurance is mandatory. Moreover, many lawsuits irrespective of party proclivities are being filed, and for good reason. The goal of Marxist socialism is fair distribution or equality of wealth through overthrow of capitalism by revolution. This is to replace private ownership with collective ownership. However, except for the authorities and those with favored status the effect is citizens become equally poor.

Through radical legislative seizure of the private sector, America will soon wake up to realize that our own government has killed the gold-producing goose of private industry that generates the very wealth it is trying to equalize. Mr. Gregory should give himself and his “knee-jerk reaction” of initial outrage concerning mandatory insurance more credit.

Tim Bickel

Cedar Rapids