Nevada Policy Research Institute writer turns himself in to White House

In the event that you have also distributed emails questioning the President's Health Care Plan, I suggest you do as this writer did -- turn yourself in to avoid costing the taxpayers any more money trying to identify and locate you. Do the right thing. --Steve Miller

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In light of the official blog of the White House soliciting Americans to report any individuals or publications that have spoken in opposition of the government's proposed takeover of the health care industry, I decided to save the taxpayers some money and go ahead and report myself. The following is the email that I sent to the Secretary of Censorship at the White House: Dear Big Brother: I’d like to take this opportunity to voluntarily “flag” myself for spreading “stubborn” facts about your pending hostile takeover of the American health care industry. I had considered allowing the complaints to filter through the standard bureaucratic maze before the Gestapo are informed with the appropriate intelligence and take measures to stop my “subversive” actions. However, I have resolved to save the taxpayers some money in that regard and go ahead and report myself. Don’t worry, I do not anticipate my generosity toward the American taxpayer to be rewarded so please do not concern yourself with recognizing this magnanimous gesture with any positive feedback. I recognize that our philosophical differences can never be resolved. I believe in the liberal traditions of limited government, individual rights and free enterprise. This philosophical viewpoint has informed my belief that health care decisions are best when made between an individual and his or her physician. This is best facilitated through an open marketplace for individual insurance policies coupled with health savings accounts and reform of the tax code. More...