07-30-2009, 12:15 AM | #31 |
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Careful there, you may be accused of not knowing what socialism is.
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a thoughtful response to my detailed post. . .
of course, you have to understand my perspective, which is that socialism is not a bad word. I like a big government. But if you wish to reduce it to terms you mean to be pejorative without any substantial discussion, by all means. . . |
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I guess I thought a response to this question was implied in my post earlier today. I'm saying it's certainly a factor (among others) that makes his response UNDERSTANDABLE. None of us will probably really, fully, objectively understand what happened. My larger point, however, is that any version of events could lend itself to an interesting discussion on racial profiling or police protocol or neighborhood watches or any number of topics. But instead we start bickering about what the facts really are until we're tired of it, and then we move on without much insight.
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Now they have a public "option." Then they undercut all the other private insurance folks. Then they force large groups to choose the public option--all govt. employees, including state employees, groups that contract with the govt., etc. Then they FORCE doctors to accept the public option. It will be illegal for doctors to decline to take the public option. And so on and so forth. Well, I have news for some of you. Some of us doctors won't be taking ANY of your stinking insurance, public or not, because the pay is CRAP. "This is my fee. I will provide you with a receipt. You may seek to be reimbursed by whatever insurance you have, that is your business. No, I will not speak to your insurance company." You will notice one thing that is missing from any of this discussion: incentive to live healthier. Fatty nation, led by a smoking president and a portly Surgeon General will magically administratively lower the cost of healthcare. It's going to be "magic." |
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One other thing: although the AMA may have endorsed Obamacare (whatever that is, because it's a moving target), the Texas Medical Association (the state wing of the AMA) has not, along with about 17 other state medical associations.
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Your larger point would be far more interesting if some racial profiling actually took place. One thing that really annoys me about this incident is that Gates and Obama have both tried to use it as a launching point for just that kind of discussion, when it really had nothing to do with it.
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And you pulled out the communist card? Why didn't you just go straight for the "it's the plan the Nazis would have loved" argument? Sheesh. |
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Is Texas still a state? I thought you guys took your ball and went home already.
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