“President Obama . . . Obamacare in particular. I just see
this huge overreach of government . . . not just with the government trampling
on people of faith, but the government trampling on your economic rights. . . .
This is the future of America unless we get back and say, look, America was a
great country not because the government told you what to do. America’s a great
country because we believed in limited government and free people, and building
a great and just society from the bottom up, not the top down.”
At one point (14:24-15:22), in response to Santorum’s claim
that health insurance shouldn’t cover things that are akin to having car
insurance cover oil changes, Kathy Barks Hoffman of the Associated Press asked,
“But aren’t there many people who don’t even go get preventative care because
they can’t afford that $30 doctor visit, or they can’t afford to go spend $60 on
medicine?”
Santorum replied:
“So, you’re making the assumption that people aren’t smart
enough to figure out what’s best for them. . . . You figured, well, because
insurance doesn’t cover oil changes, people don’t get their oil changed. Well,
as a matter of fact they do, because they figure out that that’s actually good
for them in the long term. And, you know, people will figure out that these are
good things for them. . . . And you shouldn’t have government there to force
people to cover things and do things that cost everybody more just because there
may be some irresponsible people who don’t do what the right thing is. Guess
what: There are people who don’t get their oil changes, they end up with higher
bills, and they pay the consequences for it. That’s how America works.”
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