One of the arguments I've heard against tax-supported single-payer healthcare is "I don't want my taxes used to pay for abortions." Republicans - and some Blue Dog Democrats - on the Hill make the same noise.
I think they are exactly right. The government has no business taking our money and sinfully using it in violation of our deeply held religious beliefs. Isn't that what Freedom of Religion is all about? So let's see no more public funding of anything that is morally and spiritually repugnant.
From now on, in deference to Orthodox Jews, the Interstates should be shut down on the Sabbath. In fact, ALL government services should be shut down on the Sabbath. It must be kept holy. The Quakers would like to stop spending all that money on warfare while we are at it. "Normal" Christians might ask for the same thing if they read their Bibles a little more closely, but we'll let that go for now.
And, since we started out with healthcare, let's finish there as well. We can save a ton of money for everyone by nationalizing the whole thing, and then honoring the deeply held convictions of the Christian Scientists. After all, why should they have to pay for antibiotics for your kids?
Problems solved.
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