When government taxes us and flips the bill on our behalf, impossibly controversial questions like what is medicine, when does life begin or what is marriage, become monumentally significant and a firestorm of lobbying, pandering and corruption ensues.
When we get to keep our money and pursue our own happiness, opposing views can co-exist peacefully.
Reporting from Washington – Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.
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wow. this and exgay therapy are my favorite hypothetical examples to use, but im actually sort of amazed that this is really in there.
Welcome back, esoteridactyl. Missed you.