Harry and Louise were the name of the couple in the ads that were largely responsible for turning the tide of public opinion against Hillary Clinton’s healthcare proposal in 1993. They sat around their kitchen table, brows furrowed in worry that a big, government healthcare plan would cause shortages, rationing, and a decline in the quality of care. Apparently, we’ve reached the point in our political and economic cycles where the stars are lining up in favor of universal healthcare again. I say this because we’re starting to see propaganda decrying the Canadian system for rationing, shortages, etc. That’s always a sure sign that someone powerful out there is worried that their cash cow may get slaughtered in upcoming reform. The latest example was on Marketplace this morning. Their story started with an anecdote about some poor old grandma who couldn’t get her hip replaced in Canada quickly enough to avoid becoming a cripple, so she came to the glorious and free United States of Aetna and had that nasty ol’ hip replaced quicker than you can say “dadgummit”.

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