Comments on: Danish-Style Welfare

By: cruft

cruft — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:35:45 +0000

how to address the doctor shortage; 1)increase supply. pakistan & india my bet. 2) ration 3) wait–see 2. that’s it, as in all the ways.

By: MYRON PAULI

MYRON PAULI — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:52:11 +0000

A bunch of SOVERIGN STATES got together in 1787 to have some common protocols on international affairs, mutual defense, etc….

“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.”

http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa45.htm

Unfortunately, it didn’t happen that way. Ask Abe Lincoln or even Reason magazine and all those who decided that we had to be just “THE Republic” (as in the unconstitutional Pledge) as opposed to 50 Sovereign Republics.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:46:45 +0000

It is also a tiny country of only 5.5 million people. A welfare state can chug along if it is small and well-managed. A welfare system consisting of 310 million people is doomed.

I think Japan is doing pretty well even though they have about 120 million people. But that is definitely due to having an intelligent, hard-working, homogeneous population.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:15:40 +0000

‘Private physicians are already indicating that they’re at their limit,’ I don’t have the link anymore, but one site stated that the AMA has reported that 30K doctors have resigned from Medicare this year and the ‘Family Medical Association, (whatever that is, but I think its like the AMA) has reported a fifteen percent in doctors accepting Medicare.
One news source I read stated that the reason for Denmark’s “Happiest people” was that they have low expectations. They are used to hard times and accept the concept of riding it out. Something we need to learn.

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:02:51 +0000

When you see bumper stickers with, “Healthcare is a basic human right,” of course you see no further information about how this “right” is to be paid for. Arizona has one of the best public healthcare systems in the nation. Given the results of the recent AZ Republican primary, it seems that AZ residents which to extend this “human right” to any individual wishing to cross the border. Great…as long as your dollars are paying for it.