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TB — 8/17/2009 6:26:26 PM (archived)

One blogger I read today remarked, "I love how the media and pundits are jumping ugly all over Palin for 'death panels' but completely ignoring the fact that the president of the United States accused doctors of lopping off body parts for cash."

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Solutions for healthcare - TB - 8/12/2009 2:59:11 PM
- You gotta ration care to somebody - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:36:08 AM
  - Repeated lies. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/15/2009 9:44:23 PM
    - Which part is a lie??? Will it be illegal to leave the counrty for better care? (n/t) - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:19:42 PM
      - The lie is that in a proposed medical bill... - alcaray - 8/17/2009 5:16:15 PM
        
        Well they have to ration care somewhere... - Baroke Obama - 8/18/2009 4:27:20 AM
        
        Doesn't make sense. - alcaray - 8/18/2009 7:36:23 PM
        
        re: proposed medical bill - TB - 8/17/2009 5:52:43 PM
        
        The passage *provides* funds for end of life counseling. - alcaray - 8/17/2009 6:52:00 PM
        
        Sidebar - TB - 8/17/2009 6:26:26 PM
        
        You've never seen a for-profit, physician-owned hosptal in action! - z - 8/17/2009 7:58:26 PM
        
        Dentist - dtb - 8/17/2009 11:46:36 PM
        
        Have you? - TB - 8/17/2009 9:13:48 PM
        
        Sure, physicians at non-profits are pressured to overuse medical services, too - z - 8/18/2009 1:44:28 PM
        
        What exactly do you think surgeons do for a living? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/17/2009 6:53:23 PM
- Healthcare and unintended consequences - FrankC - 8/14/2009 1:16:45 AM
  - re: Healthcare and unintended consequences - Jack Herer - 8/14/2009 3:38:22 PM
    - Its not about money...Its about Logistics. - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:23:09 PM
    - Yes, and who's making big money in our current broken healthcare system? - z - 8/14/2009 3:52:32 PM
      - Well personally, I don't know a single doctor who is hurting for money... - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:29:05 PM
        
        One of the biggest problems with US healthcare... - z - 8/17/2009 3:39:28 PM
      - And this will improve when the "big money" is all in Washington? - TB - 8/14/2009 4:07:15 PM
- Which one of those health care ideas are endorsed by the GOP leadership? - Buck Galaxy - 8/13/2009 5:52:00 AM
  - Admmittedly the GOP does have a plan: Those who can pay get treated. - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:40:00 AM
    - The rich can always get better care. - alcaray - 8/14/2009 1:50:32 AM
      - Well I guess that depends on what we define as minimally adaquae - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:55:59 AM
        
        It is up to us to set the standard. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 2:16:00 AM
        
        I wish it was up to us... But a bunch of foreigner's own the debt that we must finance to pay for our "Standard of care" - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 2:21:15 AM
        
        I might actually read your posts seriously if you knew how to spell the President's name. - Eri - 8/15/2009 12:18:48 AM
        
        re: You are correct. I should have more respect for the Leader. Thank you. (n/t) - Broke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:31:23 PM
        
        I don't think the Chinese care. Or maybe they want to sell us medical equipment? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 4:16:28 AM
- Btw, more on costs (diabetes) - dtb - 8/12/2009 6:04:01 PM
  - re: Under my plan, Babies will be tested for diabetes. - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:43:19 AM
  - "Costs" and "expenses" are not the same thing. (n/t) - TB - 8/12/2009 6:12:02 PM
    - re: "Costs" and "expenses" are not the same thing. - dtb - 8/12/2009 6:23:06 PM
      - Insurance - TB - 8/12/2009 7:08:37 PM
        
        Forcing others to pay your medical bills! (n/t) - alcaray - 8/12/2009 8:11:38 PM
        
        There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - TB - 8/12/2009 8:57:44 PM
        
        re: There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - Marcia - 8/12/2009 10:28:28 PM
        
        re: There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - Marcia - 8/12/2009 11:08:45 PM
        
        Fair enough - dtb - 8/12/2009 7:35:50 PM
        
        re: Fair enough - TB - 8/12/2009 8:09:54 PM
        
        On the "every man to himself" point, see Megan McArdle's blog for examples (n/t) - dtb - 8/12/2009 8:26:59 PM
        
        Any particular post? (n/t) - TB - 8/12/2009 9:09:14 PM
- Works for whole foods - dtb - 8/12/2009 4:38:06 PM
  - I used to think that until I had kids... - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 2:05:23 AM
  - re: Works for whole foods - TB - 8/12/2009 6:01:53 PM
    - Interesting related comments on the Tree of Liberty quote - Socrates II - 8/13/2009 2:08:55 PM
      - re: comments on the Tree of Liberty quote - TB - 8/13/2009 4:02:20 PM

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