RIGHT OF CENTER: JUNK CARS AND HEALTH CARE REFORM

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Saturday, August 6, 1994

The debate over national health care reminds me of when I was 16. New driver's license in hand, I couldn't wait to get a car. My dad said it was OK. "Cool," I thought, until he said I would pay for the car, liability insurance, and gasoline. I also would be responsible for maintenance. Of course this put things in a different light. While my buddies had fathers willing to cosign on a loan for their Camaros and four-wheel drive pickups, I had to save by hay-bailing money to buy a beat-up 1969 Buick LeSabre for $100.

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