Ronald Reagan - Medicare & The Myth Of Socialist Dictatorship

In light of the current debate over health care/insurance reform, a reflection back to the fight over Medicare in the early 1960's is in order.

Ronald Reagan got his political start as a paid spokesperson for the American Medical Association trying to stop the socialized medicine Medicare would eventually be. He firmly stated that liberals in favor of it were nothing more than socialists in disguise.

He then went on to assert that if Medicare was passed, it would quickly serve as "a foot in the door" to force all Americans into a socialized medicine plan.

Reagan also asserted that if Medicare was enacted, it wouldn't be long before a full socialist dictatorship, and worse, would follow.

Sound familiar???

Linked below are an excellent essay detailing Reagan's history of opposition to Medicare and Social Security, along with audio from the AMA record titled "Ronald Reagan speaks out against SOCIALIZED MEDICINE".


Operation Coffeecup: Ronald Reagan’s Effort to Prevent the Enactment of Medicare



Ronald Reagan - The Biggest Con Of All