George McGovern gets blogged
March 10, 2008 | Wall Street Journal, media coverage, positive media coverage | Comments (0)George McGovern’s column in the WSJ advocating for freedom of choice on everything from healthcare to payday loans has prompted a lively debate in the blogosphere.
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“Since leaving office I’ve written about public policy from a new perspective: outside looking in. I’ve come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
Why do we think we are helping adult consumers by taking away their options? We don’t take away cars because we don’t like some people speeding. We allow state lotteries despite knowing some people are betting their grocery money. Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind. But we don’t operate mindlessly in trying to smooth out every theoretical wrinkle in life.”
