From: hrubin@skew.stat.purdue.edu

On 2012-06-29, george conklin  wrote:
> On 6/29/2012 7:56 AM, Peter Franks wrote:
>> On 6/29/2012 9:35 AM, george conklin wrote:
>>> On 6/28/2012 10:00 AM, Neal Boortz wrote:
>>>> The Imperial Federal Government is now poised to take over 18% of our
>>>> economy.

>>> This kind of false statement was made by those opposed to Medicare too.
>>>   It was a lie then, and is a lie now.

>> Would you care to elaborate how Obamacare or Medicare are part of a just
>> government?  After all, just governments are instituted to /secure rights/.

>> So, what right is being secured here?


> The right to life.

Are you sure?  As there is not, was not, and will not be the
knowledge and resources needed for what I believe should be
good medical treatment, there will have to be decisions made
on who gets what treatment.  Insurance companies' denials have
often been overruled, but what can be done if the government
does not provide adequate funding?

The right to the pursuit of happiness does not mean that those
who are poor and would be happy with expensive cars will get them,
and few think they should.

I personally would prefer to see the prresent anti-insurance system
realized for what it is, and real insurance made available.  The
present system puts much, if not most, of the direct payments on
the insurance company, which does not get the benefits of medical
procedures.  This leads to excessive demands for unnecessary
services, and unnecessary supply of them, as the doctor gets paid.



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