Archives By Month: October 2017
Single payer will save you money. But will they save your life?
Of all the myths that have been generated, the greatest myth, which borders on fraud, is that people will save money if the purchase is free. Anyone devising such a ludicrous concept, must have an ulterior objective. The entire world is built on obtaining a discount, on saving money, on paying the least possible amount. […]
The inappropriate use or overuse of medical treatment
Now, for the first time, a leading healthcare clinician – the Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society – Dr. Otis Webb Brawley is breaking ranks – literally and figuratively. His new book is squarely aimed at the Hippocratic oath and aptly titled – How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick In America. […]
Part B Changes Violate Separation of Powers
Far-Reaching Medicare Part B Changes Violate Separation of Powers — And With CBO’s Blessing By Grace-Marie Turner | Forbes | September 21, 2016 | Medicare, | Prescription Drugs Members of Congress expressed outrage at the Congressional Budget Office during a recent House hearing for assuming that sweeping, untested changes to Medicare will save $34 billion […]
Scots are finding that Socialism is very Expensive.
End free care and tuition, urge Scots Jason Allardyce and John Boothman The Sunday Times | February 12 2017 Ministers are under pressure to scrap Scotland’s increasingly costly free universal public services, with a majority of Scots keen to abolish free university tuition and personal care for the elderly. A Sunday Times investigation has found […]
Bigotry in America
The Exhaustion of American Liberalism White guilt gave us a mock politics based on the pretense of moral authority. By Shelby Steele | WSJ | March 5, 2017 2177 COMMENTS The recent flurry of marches, demonstrations and even riots, along with the Democratic Party’s spiteful reaction to the Trump presidency, exposes what modern liberalism has […]
Opportunity in Difficulty
A Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity: An Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. –Abraham Lincoln