In the summer of 1793, as Prussian and Hapsburg armies closed in on Paris, French leaders issued an unprecedented decree, ordering all unmarried men 18 to 25 years of age to take up arms, married men to make arms, women to sew tents and uniforms, and old men to "excite the courage of the warriors" and "preach the hatred of kings." France thereby transformed warfare from the business of professionals to the work of a whole nation.1
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This is an opinion piece, not a fact-based report, lacks sources, and is inaccurate in some particulars (e.g., Romney is distancing himself from the MA plan - which isn't working well - and Clinton's plan has subsequently been released). It is one particular view of how history has influenced health care and essentially makes a conservative argument against single-payer, saying that people should (and want to) take care of themselves -while ignoring the problem of health care disparity in the US.
