[Brian Kopp DPM]

Thoughts?

[sayuncledave]

Brian, this is very well written. My primary thought is in the same vein as one expressed by Ann Barnhardt: in the end, there will be but one path left to us, regrettably: noncompliance. We cannot abide by these regulations, nor the in-a-year-or-so adjustments the HHS claims it will make. Any other path leads to mortal sin and damnation, as far as I can see it, whether quickly or slowly. Of course, the one other thing we can do: pray.

[cloudmountain]

My thought:

The old adage, a HAND-UP, instead of a HAND-OUT, has never been more true when it comes to the Church (hand-up) and the Democrats-Obama (hand-out).
Politicians have been BUYING votes for years with promises of hand-outs. They KNOW it hurts people, but then, what else is new?

[aruanan]

Catholic Teaching and Healthcare Reform: The Proper Role of Government

Doesn't the doctrine of subsidiarity come into play here? In our Constitutional framework, it seems the Church would say that each branch of the federal and state government is to do what is Constitutionally appropriate for it to do, everything else left up to the people, in their private associations, both religious and secular (familial, work, and church affiliations) to decide best how to care for themselves and those for whom they have responsibility. If Chinese Buddhist Americans want to get together to contract to get a good health plan for other Chinese Buddhist Americans from this or that health care provider, it's nobody's business to claim that this shouldn't be permitted because there wouldn't be enough Vanuatu Lutheran Americans to band together to provide for themselves a similar medical package, and to say that disparate coverage by disparate groups means that a government entity must decide on something that's "fair" for all.