To the editor:
Everyone dreams. In this country people can obtain many of their dreams if they just work for them. A child practices and becomes a better athlete. Adults achieve their dreams by doing things of value for others. Both the worker and the employer benefit. The American free enterprise system has made today's Americans rich compared to Americans of even 50 years ago, or compared to most people around the world today.
Work actually provides three rewards, obtaining what we want, pride in providing for ourselves, and self-esteem from satisfying other people's needs or wants. Nothing in life is free.
Our dreams of a long and happy life often depend on good health care. Why are politicians telling us that to get health care we must abandon the formula that brings success in every other area? Why are they saying we should get our health care via the government and make our neighbors pay for it?
Politicians try to bribe us by promising things "for free!" But they can only give us what they first take from us. They imply that they will only take the money from someone else, but they lie. Income taxes are only one of the taxes we pay. Everyone pays federal energy, phone and many other taxes which are often hidden in the prices of things we buy. After taking a big cut for themselves, politicians try to buy our votes with our own money!
Politicians aside, when did we start to think that the proper way for achieving our dreams was to demand for ourselves the fruits of other people's labor? Wasn't slavery abolished over 100 years ago? This very idea is morally objectionable, and it doesn't work when people are free.
Depending on government for our health care is a formula for failure and for misery for Americans needing health care.
Don Ewing
Meredith, N.H.
