Argument: Past fears of government programs bankrupting society proved wrong

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Conrad (editorial cartoon), July 1994 –

“1935: Social security will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country!

1944: The G.I. Bill will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country!

1965: Medicare will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country!

1994: Health care will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country!”[1]