James Lileks concludes his latest “Athwart” column in the print version of National Review with the following observation.
The failure of the government to build the front door to the future of health care should be a lesson to young voters, accustomed as they are to whiz-bang tech that works — a generation that grew up with flat-panel screens connected to a magical network that answered every homework question, served up videos of their favorite song, connected them in a trice to friends who were posting pictures of pumpkin-spice latte, freed them from the dull world of sloth and error, and revealed a world of frictionless exposition of their own individuality. Having seen what private enterprise can do, why would they want to hand over their fate to a government as nimble as a slug on sandpaper? Why would they want single-payer?
Then again, the parents bought the iPhones. The parents paid for the Internet. So it was, like, free.
So what if you have to call 1-800 to get an operator to sign on? That’s a free call, too.
