Infectious Statism

Here's a letter sent to the New York Times:

Ellen Bravo believes that children who get sick with infectious diseases such as the flu are rushed too quickly back to school because their parents must return to work (Letters, April 18).  Her solution: "we must pass public policy guaranteeing paid sick days."

Ms. Bravo rushes too quickly to a rude and crude 'solution.'  The numbers of paid sick days, along with other working conditions and wages, are the results of the voluntary choices of...