Comments on: UPDATED: Astounding Healthcare Revelations (NOT)

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:31:26 +0000

Big Government is very, very good at expanding its reach and power.

It sucks at everything else.

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:48:00 +0000

Why was a free-market solution never, ever, even tried? This article was great, I thought: http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/boyapati1.1.1.html detailing one individual’s experience with the system, and distilled from that, his views on how to solve the problem.

But we don’t really want “solutions,” now, do we? The point is overarching control. I look at elderly family members whose (private) health insurance provides for their care when ill; when I reach that age (God willing) I’ll probably just be “euthanized” under a government-funded mandate. Heck, when my late father was dying, on the last night of his life, I was sitting in the waiting room next to the critical care facility in a private hospital. Some a**hole, also waiting for a critical care patient, had the nerve to vociferously state that when people reach age 70, they should just be terminated (Dad was 73.) Not a pretty picture; but likely to become more common when government health care becomes the law of the land.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:13 +0000

Legal, illegal, insured, uninsured, yadda yadda yadda. Anybody with half a brain knows the folowing: 1) It’s going to cost a ton. How much of a ton? Who knows. How do I know? Government programs ALWAYS cost a LOT more than we are told on the front end. 2) It won’t work. The government is unable to perform even the most basic functions because they have no business judgement, picking workers on ideological grounds rather than who’s the best for the job. The hopeless liars in government have actually claimed this program will cut the deficit. What a crock. Any voter that believes this plate load of kudu dung deserves what they get. What is disheartening is we get a plate load of said dung along with the idiots.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:45:07 +0000

Those who control the politics and the media will make sure that the health care will be PROCLAIMED A SUCCESS. Furthermore, any deficiencies can be overcome with another 2000 page bill and another 100,000 bureaucrats. Hallelujah!

By: George Pal

George Pal — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:01:23 +0000

Chief Medicare actuary Richard S. Foster grew a brain or got some courage, or both.”

That completes it – life imitates art – we, like Dorothy, are in Oz. From the book:

The Wizard (Professor Marvel) played by Obama:
“I AM OZ…. the Great and Powerful! Who are you?”
“Oh, but I’m a very GOOD man. I’m just a very bad wizard.”
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! The Great Oz has spoken!”

the Emerald City (green) – capitol of Oz – where everyone’s made to wear green glasses to promote the illusion.

the Evil Witch – Nancy Pelosi,

Nikko, leader of the winged monkeys – Hairy… errrr… Harry Reid.

Also of note:
Frank Baum, author of the Oz series, moved to Chicago (Obama also); was captivated by the Columbian Exposition (Obama – Columbia U).

And this political allegory is neither farfetched or original.

Another example: Erisman, Fred. L. – Frank Baum and the Progressive Dilemma, American Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Autumn 1968), pg. 618