Posted on 06/03/2004 9:28:25 AM PDT by qam1
ping
BINGO! That says a lot...
bump
Lamm, who has long been a proponent of euthanasia, said in 1984 that the elderly had a moral obligation to society to die ("duty to die") so as not to use up resources that could be used for younger people.
Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social aspects that directly effects Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details.
When I hear anyone make such an incongruent, dubious, and unveriable remark, as listed above, their credibility to speak intelligently and rationally about a topic is instantly destroyed.
"As many as 18,000 people died last year because of lack of health insurance."
Yeah, this is where I stopped reading as well.
The answer (in my opinion) is NOT universal healthcare & rationing - but to ditch health insurance / HMOs all together.
It seems to me like the quality of service has gone down-hill since the "guaranteed payment" w/ deductible came around. If people have to pay out of their own pockets, they will become choosier, and there ARE doctors who will step up to the plate, and offer services to the poor at reduced rates - with out government intervention.
This "Our health-care system has gone running technologically amuck" says a lot to me in other words, they are living on the bleeding edge of technology - which (as far as electronics / pcs goes) is a bad thing.
The whole problem - other than giving away health care to those who don't pay for it - is that we live too dang long!
Let's go back to the old days when we lived 'til the ripe old age of 25 - then we'll see a blessed change!
Have a heart attack, get cancer or break a leg then fine you should be covered but when you go to the doctor for back pain, the common cold, or an ingrown toenail you should be paying that out of pocket.
On the other hand they talk about 15% of our GNP going to health care, and I say, "so what?". Money is worthless if you don't have your health, and once you get to a certain level of wealth, why not spend it on health care? I can easily foresee a situation where we spend 30% of GNP on health care.
If your faced with a choice of paying $100,000 to beat cancer or buying a BMW 7-series, cancer wins every time. I don't see that changing. Having some idiot like the above say we shouldn't spend more than 11% of GNP on healthcare is, well, just idiotic.
And no further analysis from this "expert" on why they didn't get it.
The truth is, in America in 2004, if your baby is harmed by inadequate pre-natal care, you didn't try very hard to get it.
There is the mind of a social engineer at work. I'm wondering: why should my 99 year old grandmother consume precious blood pressure medicine?
he thinks health care is a right, not something you should have to pay for. That is the root of his line of thinking.
And what exactly is adequate prenatal care?
Humn? I remember reading somewhere a couple of years ago about a study done about prenatal care for illegal immigrants - they weren't getting "enough" but were somehow having healthy babies anyway. Prenatal care is a crock for the most part - if you are a young, healthy woman, you don't need it (I didn't have any, and my daughter is just fine).
I think he thinks that -- but then the next moment he thinks that those who think that way are the problem.
His solution?
To have a government clerk (or, probably, a LAWYER) declare that health care is a right, except that if you are 75 years and 1 day old, you have no right to the heart transplant you had a right to last Thursday.
These things always remind me of 1992: "Hi, my name is Hillary. I went to law school. This qualifies me to tell you how the entire health care system should operate."
prenatal care is where we spend millions of dollars in order to tell young women not to smoke or drink when they are pregnant, which they do anyway.
I think many of his points are valid-and ,yes,many of our citizens expect the best but don't want to pay for it--
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.