The private medical aids have reacted with outrage to a proposal made before parliament to seize their funds for National Health Insurance . But this is surely the logical outcome of the ANC placing equality before growth.
Any nation has a choice given that society puts a high store by equality. That choice is: do we equalise up, or equalise down? The ruling party assumes equalising must inevitably be up. But this is deluded. If we try to equalise before we allow the economy to — at least — double in size, we will fall to the lowest common denominator.
This is not a “liberal market” position; it is merely the way things are. Forced equality now will send us all down to a state in which we cannot even protect our state hospitals from burning down.JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to
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