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False Alternative: Forced Charity or “Let Them Die”
In a recent GOP debate, moderator Wolf Blitzer presented Ron Paul a false alternative: forced charity or letting an uninsured man die. Beth Haynes, MD. writes: “Our only options are not “Government Control or Let Them Die.” Restoring our freedom will Let Us Live.” Continue reading
The Entitlement State Is Morally Bankrupt
“The problem with the entitlement state is not simply that it is bankrupting this country–the problem is that it is morally bankrupt.” Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, entitlements, government spending, Medicaid, Medicare, right to health care, Social Security
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The immorality of government medicine vs. your right to your own life
To save American healthcare, not to mention to save the country itself, advocates of freedom, free markets, & capitalism must take the moral high ground from the proponents of government-control, Dr. Yaron Brook tells patients and doctors at a Doctors Town Hall. Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Medicaid, Medicare, right to health care, SCHIP
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LifeSharers: Organs for organ donors
“If you ever need an organ for a transplant operation, chances are you will die before you get one. You can improve your odds by joining LifeSharers. It’s free. LifeSharers is a non-profit national network of organ donors. LifeSharers members promise to donate upon their death, & they give fellow members 1st access to their organs.” Continue reading
Charitable Donations vs. Taxes
If you don’t feel comfortable forcing your friend to help someone or donate to a charity, should you vote for a politician, your representative, the empowers government agents to do so? This video illustrates the point. Continue reading
The ethics of so-called health care “reform”
Jason Sagall at Americans for Free Choice in Medicine has written an excellent health care parable showing that politically-controlled health care turns ” turns each person into, at once, prey and predator, victim and thief.” It begins: Your wife is … Continue reading
Defeat ObamaCare’s “moral narrative”
Paul Hsieh, M.D. writes: The key is Obama’s declaration, “I don’t know how this plays politically, but I know it’s right.” Ultimately, Obama and his liberal base believe that government-guaranteed health care is a “moral imperative” — i.e., “it’s right.” … Continue reading
Medicaid applicants “don’t get timely benefits”
The Denver Post reminds us of why government should neither expand Medicaid, nor force us to donate to charities, especially ones run by government: Roughly 19 percent of new food-stamp applications were delayed statewide in October. For Medicaid, 18 percent … Continue reading
What insurance will the government let you have?
Paul Hsieh, MD reminds us of how, in both the House and Senate health care bills the so-called health care “reform” will further empower government officials to tell us what insurance we can and cannot have: Under any system of … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Choices Administration, HR 3590, HR 3962, illegal insurance, insurance as forced charity
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Insurance “exchanges”: government-run insurance w/o a “public option”
The Wall Street Journal editorial board explains how so-called insurance exchanges of the House and Senate health care bills are government-run insurance: Both bills [House and Senate] blow up the individual and small-business insurance markets, to be replaced with new … Continue reading