I don't see how the looming Medicare crisis has much, if anything, to do with excessive government regulation. The problem is skyrocketing health care costs. Ryan claims, without evidence, that "competition" will drive down costs under his plan. Like many of Ryan's positions, that theory has no historical basis. He proposes things that never worked before. Why people think they will work now is beyond me.

The federal government does some things better than private industry could ever hope to do, social security being a prime example.