American Thinker: The Failed Promises of Government Funded Health Care

American Thinker: The Failed Promises of Government Funded Health Care:

The health care debate in this country is an old story. It began in 1934 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to include government-funded health care in his 'New Deal' as part of his comprehensive Social Security legislation. President Roosevelt was very concerned that the Supreme Court might rule parts of his 'New Deal' unconstitutional. He tried to induce Congress to approve increasing the total number of justices on the Supreme Court to fifteen, attempting thereby to circumvent the judiciary and the Constitution by stacking the Court in his favor."