Unintended Consequences

Facing us is a massive health care overhaul that will homogenize many systems, reduce choices, increase taxes,. and drive up prices. The last two points are the most defensible. The government is going to end up spending more money, which means they will have to raise more money.

As for prices going up? When, in all of human history has dramatically increased demand driven down price?

But, on to the unintended consequence. Many progressives are balking at the abortion language currently in the bill. Their concern is that the current verbiage reduces a woman's freedom and choices. Some representatives may even vote against the bill in its current form on this principle.

Soooo, people who would normally advocate a single payer system, which by definition would restrict freedoms and choices have suddenly found that choices are a good thing. I doubt their ability to extend this perception to the larger debate, but hell, I'll take it.