Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Running Notes On The Health Care Debate

Cooperation DOESN"T always equal socialism -- so stop with the nonsense of saying that Police forces. Fire departments. The highway system. Libraries are socialism in action.

Socialism - theories of economic organization advocating state, worker or public ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with an egalitarian method of compensation. Contrary to popular belief, Socialism is not a political system; it is an economic system distinct from capitalism.

Why We Don't Need Socialized Medicine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPq6_7AFsp4

one thing to consider here is how Gov. has impacted health care - both in it's availability and it's cost. Investigate health care prior to the Progressive push into politics [1913]. When taxes weren't high, charitable giving was easy and without gov. interference, when "religion" play a much bigger role in "free" health care, and then ... Read Morefinally what "doctors" charged during those times and before "insurance" and then the later medicaid/care push. Healthcare costs and lack of availability has been self-inflicted BECAUSE of gov. interference.

This article briefly touches on the history I was speaking about - http://www.slate.com/id/2161736/


"dying" is not an issue with health care. Anyone will be treated in an emergency room - w or w/out insurance. They might have a $ consequence when the bill comes, depending on their resources. When hospitals do deny care then -- your speaking about people and hospitals that break the law then. Statistical abnormalities should be given their proper weight - very little.

Here's an interesting read on Doctor's and their income/service charges throughout history - http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:VbM3qHM-FHUJ:www.uwomeds.com/uwomj/V78n1/A%2520Brief%2520History%2520of%2520Physician%2520Remuneration.pdf+history+of+physician+salary&hl=en&gl=us

Salary of Fam. Doc's
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Family_Physician_%2f_Doctor/Salary/by_Years_Experience

Interesting timeline on US healthcare here - http://whatifpost.com/heath-care-history-the-beginning-1929

How does Daschle hold up to a rational debate on HC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNKdjEKNf4o

At the gov. gunpoint, the IRS - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Health-care-reform-means-more-power-for-the-IRS-56781377.html

History of Medicare
http://www.nyseniorinfo.com/the-history-of-medicare/7/
"Health insurance"
http://abriefhistory.org/?p=1034
This guy has some really insightful blog posts
"How we got here in health care."
http://abriefhistory.org/?p=807
"Health Care reform- The French system"
http://abriefhistory.org/?p=400


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On the light side -- Someone go ahead and bite my finger off -- I have insurance and a lawyer :) -- http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/sep/03/healthcare-reform-opponent-loses-part-of-finger/

again on the light side - let's just add pizza delivery and taxi services with free health care when one calls 911 - http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9AG1CN00&show_article=1

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