Comments on: Republicans shouldn’t complain about ObamaCare http://www.patientpowernow.org/2010/05/republicans-supported-obama-care/ Because your health care is too important to be left to politicians. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wakalix http://www.patientpowernow.org/2010/05/republicans-supported-obama-care/#comment-543 wakalix Tue, 11 May 2010 09:04:26 +0000 http://www.patientpowernow.org/?p=2617#comment-543 Re. people's limits, I suggest looking at Thomas Sowell's "A Conflict of Visions" or "The Vision of the Anointed" which compares what he calls the "tragic vision" with the "anointed" vision. Here's a good summary:<br><a href="http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnnointed.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnnointed.html</a> Re. people's limits, I suggest looking at Thomas Sowell's “A Conflict of Visions” or “The Vision of the Anointed” which compares what he calls the “tragic vision” with the “anointed” vision. Here's a good summary:
http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnnointed.html

]]> By: wakalix http://www.patientpowernow.org/2010/05/republicans-supported-obama-care/#comment-459 wakalix Tue, 11 May 2010 03:04:26 +0000 http://www.patientpowernow.org/?p=2617#comment-459 Re. people's limits, I suggest looking at Thomas Sowell's "A Conflict of Visions" or "The Vision of the Anointed" which compares what he calls the "tragic vision" with the "anointed" vision. Here's a good summary:<br><a href="http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnnointed.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnno...</a> Re. people's limits, I suggest looking at Thomas Sowell's “A Conflict of Visions” or “The Vision of the Anointed” which compares what he calls the “tragic vision” with the “anointed” vision. Here's a good summary:
http://www.vinod.com/blog/Books/VisionoftheAnno…

]]> By: The Logistician http://www.patientpowernow.org/2010/05/republicans-supported-obama-care/#comment-542 The Logistician Tue, 11 May 2010 01:07:06 +0000 http://www.patientpowernow.org/?p=2617#comment-542 Of course ObamaCare will prove to be problematic and create (most likely, like technological advances also) just as many problems as it may intend to address. It's the nature of problems for which we have no pragmatic solutions, and in the eyes of many means that we really do not have a health care issue / problem.<br><br>However, to the extent that either side of the aisle has an interest in improving the health of citizens through any means possible, it is necessary to recognize two very fundamental issues:<br><br>1) The politicalization of the issue, or utilization of an ideological approach, will not result in an effective solution, because most human beings are not sufficiently self-motivated to pursue optimal health. It's just not going to happen. <br><br>2) Because of our (minimum of) two party governmental system, ANY bill generated will be ineffective because it is a moderate, piecemeal, compromised approach to health. Imagine giving kids a vaccine which has been diluted, watered down, or adulterated with all sorts of ingredients not essential to attacking the disease.<br><br>Why do ANYTHING if it is not going to be effective? Why waste the time and the money pursuing goals through ineffective means?<br><br>This issue will NEVER be resolved by either side as long as people have freedom of choice. It's the nature of human beings.<br><br>As Dirty Harry once said, "A man (or humankind) has to know his (or its) limitations.<br><br> Of course ObamaCare will prove to be problematic and create (most likely, like technological advances also) just as many problems as it may intend to address. It's the nature of problems for which we have no pragmatic solutions, and in the eyes of many means that we really do not have a health care issue / problem.

However, to the extent that either side of the aisle has an interest in improving the health of citizens through any means possible, it is necessary to recognize two very fundamental issues:

1) The politicalization of the issue, or utilization of an ideological approach, will not result in an effective solution, because most human beings are not sufficiently self-motivated to pursue optimal health. It's just not going to happen.

2) Because of our (minimum of) two party governmental system, ANY bill generated will be ineffective because it is a moderate, piecemeal, compromised approach to health. Imagine giving kids a vaccine which has been diluted, watered down, or adulterated with all sorts of ingredients not essential to attacking the disease.

Why do ANYTHING if it is not going to be effective? Why waste the time and the money pursuing goals through ineffective means?

This issue will NEVER be resolved by either side as long as people have freedom of choice. It's the nature of human beings.

As Dirty Harry once said, “A man (or humankind) has to know his (or its) limitations.

]]> By: The Logistician http://www.patientpowernow.org/2010/05/republicans-supported-obama-care/#comment-458 The Logistician Mon, 10 May 2010 19:07:06 +0000 http://www.patientpowernow.org/?p=2617#comment-458 Of course ObamaCare will prove to be problematic and create (most likely, like technological advances also) just as many problems as it may intend to address. It's the nature of problems for which we have no pragmatic solutions, and in the eyes of many means that we really do not have a health care issue / problem.<br><br>However, to the extent that either side of the aisle has an interest in improving the health of citizens through any means possible, it is necessary to recognize two very fundamental issues:<br><br>1) The politicalization of the issue, or utilization of an ideological approach, will not result in an effective solution, because most human beings are not sufficiently self-motivated to pursue optimal health. It's just not going to happen. <br><br>2) Because of our (minimum of) two party governmental system, ANY bill generated will be ineffective because it is a moderate, piecemeal, compromised approach to health. Imagine giving kids a vaccine which has been diluted, watered down, or adulterated with all sorts of ingredients not essential to attacking the disease.<br><br>Why do ANYTHING if it is not going to be effective? Why waste the time and the money pursuing goals through ineffective means?<br><br>This issue will NEVER be resolved by either side as long as people have freedom of choice. It's the nature of human beings.<br><br>As Dirty Harry once said, "A man (or humankind) has to know his (or its) limitations. Of course ObamaCare will prove to be problematic and create (most likely, like technological advances also) just as many problems as it may intend to address. It's the nature of problems for which we have no pragmatic solutions, and in the eyes of many means that we really do not have a health care issue / problem.

However, to the extent that either side of the aisle has an interest in improving the health of citizens through any means possible, it is necessary to recognize two very fundamental issues:

1) The politicalization of the issue, or utilization of an ideological approach, will not result in an effective solution, because most human beings are not sufficiently self-motivated to pursue optimal health. It's just not going to happen.

2) Because of our (minimum of) two party governmental system, ANY bill generated will be ineffective because it is a moderate, piecemeal, compromised approach to health. Imagine giving kids a vaccine which has been diluted, watered down, or adulterated with all sorts of ingredients not essential to attacking the disease.

Why do ANYTHING if it is not going to be effective? Why waste the time and the money pursuing goals through ineffective means?

This issue will NEVER be resolved by either side as long as people have freedom of choice. It's the nature of human beings.

As Dirty Harry once said, “A man (or humankind) has to know his (or its) limitations.

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