No one yet knows if or when Obama will get a bill passed that will require all Americans to have health insurance. If this does come to pass, however, it may be the first step down the slippery slope of the lack of privacy in Europe.
“Here in Europe," says my informant in Zurich, "we have socialized medicine. This is very good when you are sick. But when you wish to hide? It’s not so special. Socialized medicine means that each government agency in your country must track everything about you from where you live to your
bank account balances.”
I asked him if it was possible to list some address on the insurance card other than where you live.
“You must
prove that your address is being lived in (bedroom, closets with your possessions, kitchen where you eat, etc). This address cannot be a friend’s home because you must furnish a rental agreement and authorities will then make a
personal visit to check you out. (A couple of Serbian basketball players Switzerland were expelled from Switzerland for not giving an accurate address.)”
Will these draconian measures eventually reach the shores of North America? I don’t know. But am I worried? As Sarah Palin would say, “You betcha!”
Labels: end of privacy, home address revealed, lack of privacy in Europe, national health insurance, Obama Care, ObamaCcare
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 2:21 AM
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