This is what I wrote Mr. Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party and his cryptic answer follows (I ask anyone who is Libertarian to clarify his response as he obviously can't be bothered to explain his position in language the average American can understand. The issue involves his party's disdain for coverage of pre-existing medical conditions).

Mr. Benedict,

If I have high blood pressure, I should be denied coverage from my next carrier because I had the misfortune of being diagnosed early by a company ordered physical while someone else who postponed his physical and gets diagnosed with HBP, gets covered? This hardly seems fair.

Also, consider the fact that, after all is said and done, the vast majority of medical conditions are pre-existing if you consider the role of genetics.

I know that not standing up to your principles just opens up a can of worms, sir, but life is just too complicated for dogma. If you can just throw in a little ‘but’ here and there, the LP party may one day triumph.

Respectfully,

Angel Jimenez

[response from Mr. Wes who is not even civil enough to address me by my name]

Does your auto insurance company cancel your insurance when your breaks [sic] need maintenance? Why not? Do you even call your insurance company when you need to replace your breaks? Are you aware of the differences between accident insurance, warranties, extended warranties, and regular maintenance?

Government policies have caused the mess we have today and driven up the cost of simple health maintenance to absurd levels--whether you pay for it through your insurance company or you pay for it through the government.

All the work that goes into calculating the value and risk for insurance is a huge dead-weight loss on society that insurance companies and the government have loaded onto us.

I prefer a free market alternative to the current situation. If I had my way, I'd allow you to join a Canadian-style system, with the caveat that those who adopt the Canadian-style system have to pay for it, those who don't adopt it, don't have to pay for it and get their health maintenance from a competitive marketplace.

Would you forgo your favorite "but" for a world of freedom, peace, and significantly more overall prosperity?
(That was a rhetorical question. I've got to go. Out of time. Please don't send a response. Best wishes to you.)


Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
2600 Virginia Ave. N.W., Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 333-0008 ext. 222
(202) 333-0072 (fax)
wes.benedict@lp.org
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership


What Mr. Benedict fails to grasp is that high costs come about from the not so free medical enterprises. Insurance companies, although they could charge less, take in about 3% of the total cost of medical care. If Mr. Benedict thinks for one moment that his insurance costs will be less with his free enterprise system, he is being delusional. The lavish lifestyles of those in the medical profession account for the high costs. What Mr. Benedict will get when he opts for the cheap MD and cheap hospital is merely a shortened lifespan.

One last note, I now understand the barbarian response of Ron Paul's son, Rand Paul to the news that one of his supporters had stepped on the head of a non-libertarian protester. Some Libertarians are no more than anarchists and I disavow myself of all connection to the Libertarian Party and will post any non-sequitur I may find coming from them. A party not open to civil discourse is fascist and has no role to play in our American society.