Kids Just Pawns in Governor's Big Government Scheme

by Michael F. Cannon

Michael F. Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, is author of Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It.

Anyone looking for proof that supporters of government-run health care are trying to push all Americans into government health programs need look no further than Illinois, where Gov. Blagojevich has proposed expanding government coverage to 253,000 middle-class children.