Believe it or not, the Torah does not have much to say about the public option.
Why is it that the rabbis who push for "speaking out" usually have the least to say?
Here’s Orthodox rabbi Barry Gelman: "At the very least Orthodox groups should be making statements in favor of Universal Health care."
America already has universal health care. Anyone can walk into an emergency room and get treatment regardless of one’s ability to pay. America does not have universal health insurance but it does have universal health care. Perhaps other Orthodox rabbis stay silent because they have nothing to add to this complicated debate. Perhaps Rabbi Gelman should’ve stayed silent until he had something to add.
What’s the old saying? Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt?
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