"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the program."It never is the "intent" of the program, but that is what happens. This just validates the key point against socialized care: If you give it away
One of the attacks that the Right loves to use against Barack Obama is that he is a socialist, or at least that he has socialist policies.
Yet, interestingly, you hear little commentary about the socialist policies of nationalizing the financial industries. While the federal government is not completely taking over the financial industry, they are spending billions and billions of dollars in ord
My sister & brother-in-law got this survey in the mail. The sad part is that it has an intended audience some of whom presumably receive it with enthusiasm. Creepy conservative enthusiasm. I am pretty sure a liberal survey could reach equal skin-crawling propaganda levels, but the Heritage Foundation sure does have an excellent slice of [...]
I saw this tonight and I just about fell out of my chair. Finally, some solid proof that the Socialized healthcare in Canada is not the solution to the Healthcare crisis . This comes from my fellow Amateur Radio Operator buddy Ed Morrissey over at HotAir.com, who gets paid to do, what I do, for free. (The lucky bastard…) Unlike Ed, I’m quoting this whole thing, hopefully, I won’t get
I met a doctor recently and we found out we were fans of the same football team. After talking football for a little while, we got into politics to see if we were on the same team in that area as well. He said that he hadn't really been into politics until the idea came up that the government should take over health care. So, being in inquiring mind, I wanted to know his thoughts on it as a medica
Hear Ronald Reagan, the Great Communicator, speak against Socialized Medicine.
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How can one feel sorry for James Cayne? The potential losses of the chairman and former chief executive of Bear Stearns must rank up there with the biggest in modern history. The value of his stake in Bear Stearns collapsed from about $1 billion a year ago to as little as $14 million at the price JPMorgan Chase offered for the teetering bank on Sunday.
Still, Mr. Cayne was paid some $40 million in cash between 2004 and 2006, the last year on record, as well as stocks and options. In the past few years, he has sold shares worth millions more. There should be financial accountability for the man who led Bear Stearns as it gorged on dubious subprime securities to boost its profits and share price, helping to set up one of the biggest financial collapses since the savin
Found this clip via Moonbattery, wonder if this individual has seen the clip.
“Yet it appears to be only a matter of time before Democrats are able to impose socialized medicine on the USA.”
Not a week goes by where I do not get one visitor to this blog proclaiming how grand Universal Healthcare is. Moreover, I am always told by liberals that Scandinavian countries like Sweden have medicine that is far superior to American medicine. What these idiots fail to recognize is that everyone who has a choice between Universal Healthcare and American medicine choose American...
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I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I have been reading Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. I am really enjoying reading this book, and a bit ashamed that I did not read it sooner. This is definitely one that everyone should read.
One part that I recently read has stuck out in my mind, mostly because of the recent “socialization issues” that have been tossed at homeschoolers. It was a section discussing some of the emotional and mental health benefits that people gain by being out in nature.
One reason for the emotional benefits of nature may be that green space fosters social interaction and thereby promotes social support. For instance, a Swedish study shows that children and parents who live in places that allow for outdoor access have twice as many friends as those who have restricted outdoor access due to traffic. [p. 49]
My sons playing under a tree in an empty lot.
It should be no surprise that spending more time outside would help one to get more friends. The
This obsession with Big Government for the sake of Big Government has gone out of control. Even though liberals know that lowering taxes and limited government have numerous economic benefits, including increased government revenue, Democrats are still locked into the mindset that they need to raise taxes and increase the size of government. It just makes them feel better about themselves.Now, as the Democratic Presidential candidates hash out their destructive socialized medical plans, the private sector is providing prescription drugs for cheaper prices than a Big Mac at McDonalds. WalMart, in fact, has just announced that it will be expanding its $4 prescription generic drugs by 10%. Laughably, WalMart apologized for only being able to provided two prescription birth control drugs and one fertility drug for $9. Wow, they’re really breaking the America people’s banks with those prices. I’m sorry, if someone cannot afford a $9 pill once a month to prevent me from having to
Tonight on ABC’s 20/20 Michael Moore will debate John Stossel regarding socialized medicine (come back later tonight for a review of the show). John Stossel, whose ideology is based on statistics, facts, and common sense, will destroy Michael Moore like nothing you will ever see. Presumably, John Stossel will attack Moore for his baseless comments that Cuba’s healthcare should be emulated. As a result, we can expect Michael Moore to divert the question and say instead that we should focus on Canada’s and Great Britain’s healthcare system. Well, as we shall see, Britain’s healthcare is neither about health nor caring; it is about control and big government.Just to prove this point, take a look at this ridiculous story and ask yourself if we want to bring this great socialized system to America.“A man with a broken ankle is facing a lifetime of pain because a Health Service hospital has refused to treat him unless he gives up smoking.John Nuttall, 57, needs surgery to set the
SICKO Summarized: This American citizen was unable to receive health care because they were poor and/or not white, so let’s take a trip to this non-American country and see if we can get them free treatment there. Yay! Free treatment for all, even American tourists. What’s the answer to this problem? Socialized medicine, of course!
The Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University ran an online survey May 19, 2007 asking what respondents thought should be done with the No Child Left Behind Act. The results are telling. Renew law 23%Change law 48%Cancel law 14%Don't know 14%Other 1%--newsPolls.comI would like to know exactly what changes the respondents think would improve No Child Left Behind. For Hillary Clinton, it is about $12 billion. For the NEA, it is about modifying the testing requirements, reducing class sizes and certifying teachers. In other words, it needs more money and greater protection for the union.The phrase "highly qualified teachers" sounds good, but it only means certified. And evidence suggests that there is little difference in student performance between those who have begun teaching through the traditional route or alternative certification programs. In fact, principals who work with recruits from Teach For America frequently report that these uncertified teachers outperform n
RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani wasted little time before taking a swipe his Democratic rivals who debated last night in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Speaking to the Conservative Leadership Conference mid-day Friday, the former New York mayor mentioned the Democratic debate to set up his punch-line.
“They are moving towards socialized [...]
“Here in New York, we face a digital divide,'’ he said in his State of the State address Jan. 3. “If you’re a child growing up in South Korea, your Internet is 10 times faster at half the price than if you’re a child growing up in the Southern Tier or in the South Bronx. New Yorkers on the wrong side of the divide simply cannot compete in today’s economy.'’
The last thing we need in New York State is government provided internet access. Look at what the government has done to our electric rates.
In the 1920s and 1930s, nearly everyone in cities had access to electricity and telephones. But many rural Americans did not, until the government stepped in to provide incentives and regulations to spread utility services.
Big deal. Rural Americans choose to live in rural areas. That has advantages that us city dwellers don’t have. They have 2 options, move or put a dish on their house. Using that logic we should
The current crisis with our hospital system has nothing to do with private business doing what it does best, it is all a result of government interference and cost escalating insurance programs.
Fallacy Number One:
The first image is that held by the delusional left. They imagine that if most health care were publicly provided and administered by the state, people of all social classes, age groups, and races and sexes, would have equal access. . . .
Mostly the left-wing view is of the negative sort. It makes them crazy, and offends their moral sense, that the rich can afford better health care than the poor. They believe that it violates a sense of fairness that the rich have the means to live longer, healthier lives, than the poor, who are left to the mercy of life’s exigencies.
But let’s say that we can show that under a capitalist health market, the poor will be better off in absolute terms. I doubt very seriously that this will satisfy the true socialist. What bother
If you want your child socialized, you will have to send him to school. While he is getting ready, you'll have to pack his lunch.
When he gets to school, the children will probably stare at him because he isn't wearing the same brand of jeans.
Math will probably be review for him, so he'll know all the answers. The children will call him "calculator" and the teacher will give him extra
