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Ken Connor: Seniors Left Behind?
Townhall ^ | 8/9/09 | Ken Connor

Posted on 08/09/2009 9:40:50 AM PDT by wagglebee

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The elderly often don't score well along these lines, and once American society becomes comfortable with the idea that certain members may be deemed less worthy than others in the eyes of the government, we have rendered the heart and soul of our Constitution meaningless. Once we decide that the elderly are expendable, not worth their share of society's resources and attention, we are setting a dangerous precedent that opens the door for government bureaucrats to assign other vulnerable members of the human community to the same second-class status.

The moment this happens, the American Republic will have FAILED.

1 posted on 08/09/2009 9:40:52 AM PDT by wagglebee
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2 posted on 08/09/2009 9:41:21 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on 08/09/2009 9:41:46 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

bttt


4 posted on 08/09/2009 9:48:21 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: wagglebee
Obama's plan:

DeathCare for Grandma...



Free healthcare and amnesty for illegal aliens.


5 posted on 08/09/2009 9:49:11 AM PDT by jimbo123
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6 posted on 08/09/2009 9:53:50 AM PDT by ak267
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To: wagglebee

Can anyone point out the sections of this “Health Care” program that allows for rationing? I want to cite it in my letter to the criminals holding public office.


7 posted on 08/09/2009 10:04:57 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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”Can anyone point out the sections of this “Health Care” program that allows for rationing? I want to cite it in my letter to the criminals holding public office."

Of course I’m no expert (like Obama) but it seems like common sense to me. When a limited supply meets an unlimited demand, something’s gonna give. Don’t forget the 30 million illegal aliens that will be added to the system (hundreds of millions before its all over). You do the math.

8 posted on 08/09/2009 10:33:10 AM PDT by ArchAngel1983 (Arch Angel- on guard)
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"Shovel Ready" health care for seniors..
9 posted on 08/09/2009 10:35:06 AM PDT by ExtremeUnction
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bump!


10 posted on 08/09/2009 10:56:02 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Can anyone point out the sections of this “Health Care” program that allows for rationing? I want to cite it in my letter to the criminals holding public office.

Check this thread by Jeff Head, he has everything on the death counseling and he can probably tell you exactly where to look for the rationing.

Full Text of the House Dem "Advanced Care Planning" end-of-life consultation


11 posted on 08/09/2009 11:31:43 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Using the twisted ‘logic’ of NObama, this means that a person who is 63 y/o and owns a company which hires 200 people will NOT be given health care...

BUT—the 24 y/o person who has been on welfare and food stamps all their life, with 6 kids none of whom know who their father is WILL get healthcare—her and her 6 bastards.

This is exactly the kind of upside-down logic that has people yelling at Congress members at ‘town hall’ meetings and other gatherings.

All of this is fertile ground for Sarah Palin, IMO.


12 posted on 08/09/2009 11:34:56 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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If there is a “silver lining” to any of this, it is that Zero and his thugs seem so out of touch with the American public that they are totally unaware that everything is collapsing all around them.


13 posted on 08/09/2009 11:40:34 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

Thank you.


14 posted on 08/09/2009 11:55:14 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: ridesthemiles
I have been saying this for a long time.

For example:

A fat 65 year old engineer who needs more than average health care but has lead a productive life and is the prime “knowledge holder” for a plant or process has economic value most likely well above his “cost” to society. In fact, it may be that his expert knowledge that benefits us all has come at a cost to his health. Should we use this against him in the end? In the world of the “young/healthy” crowd, this person is not worth the price of a new knee, hip, or ongoing drug treatment.

A 25 year old skinny surfer dude who does not plan to get a job and gets chronic exposure to to UV rays and a high risk for melanoma later in life is thought to be “worth” something to society and worthy of any medical treatment.

The example is extreme to point out that one cannot and should not make worth judgments about people. We all run risks of health problems as we grow older. We all make some decisions and have some risk factors that bring on health costs later in life. Some bureaucrat in an ivory tower should not be making decisions based on stats and age. There are so many different factors involved in a persons worth to society.

15 posted on 08/09/2009 12:15:41 PM PDT by SteamShovel (When hope trumps reality, there is no hope at all.)
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Yes, a little sticking point called equal protection under the laws. Does not have a disclaimer for age or disability.
16 posted on 08/09/2009 2:31:06 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: ridesthemiles
Using the twisted ‘logic’ of NObama, this means that a person who is 63 y/o and owns a company which hires 200 people will NOT be given health care... BUT—the 24 y/o person who has been on welfare and food stamps all their life, with 6 kids none of whom know who their father is WILL get healthcare—her and her 6 bastards.

You may wish to recall that the racist jerk-off artist Jocelyn Elders, our erstwhile surgeon general, once opined for the record that a young drug addict was worth more than a fifty-odd year old man with a heart condition.

Yes, she did.

17 posted on 08/09/2009 2:34:57 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: jimbo123

Excellent graphic.


18 posted on 08/09/2009 4:08:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Media: quit making things up." --Sarah Palin)
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To: ridesthemiles
All of this is fertile ground for Sarah Palin, IMO.

I hope Sarah Palin continues to speak out. But I do want to point out to you — and others here who fervently wish for her to run for president — that the layers and layers of Federal bureaucrats who would remain in place, even if there were a 99% Republican Congress, will mount the same kind of opposition against her and her family members that you have already seen, only worse.

This country needs a united Republican "machine" to mount an opposition, so that whomever runs will have some layers of protection. Those who want to save the Republic have to stop shooting into the circle and get organized behind a candidate and a few more or less universally appealing conservative points, then hammer them repeatedly.

Many who love Sarah do not want to see her destroyed. She is too good for the job.

19 posted on 08/09/2009 4:18:03 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Media: quit making things up." --Sarah Palin)
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To: wagglebee

If people over 65 are expendable, then there shouldn’t be any serving in Congress or on the USSC. Especially sick ones.


20 posted on 08/09/2009 4:43:34 PM PDT by silverleaf (If you can't be a good example, at least don't be a horrible lesson)
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