Archive for the ‘Health Care’ Category

Democrats Prepare for a Pyrrhic Victory

Congressional Democrats are currently preparing to use the reconciliation procedure in a questionable manner to enact a system of nationalized health care with fewer than the normally required 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. It is still anyone’s guess as to whether this effort will succeed or not....
March 14th, 2010 | Featured, Health Care | Read More

Real Health Care Reform

What would our founding fathers say about the leftists current attempts to nationalize health care in this country? We don’t have to guess. This isn’t a new idea. Thomas Jefferson, probably the most wise of our founding fathers, wrote “If people let the government decide what foods...
March 12th, 2010 | Featured, Health Care | Read More

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine

Here’s an oldie but a goody.   It’s a speech by Ronald Reagan, talking about the dangers of socialized medicine.
February 24th, 2010 | Health Care, Politics | Read More

Singaporean Health Care

John Stossel recently authored The Singapore Alternative, a pretty good write-up of the health care system in Singapore and a comparison between it and the deformed monstrosity that the U.S. congress is preparing to foist upon unsuspecting Americans. I’ve recently been a beneficiary of some pretty...
January 11th, 2010 | Economics, Health Care | Read More

The Real Tragedy of National Health Care

Bankrupting the American people and their childen for generations is one tragic result of the irresponsible actions of the Obama administration and their cronies in the U.S. congress.  However, it is not the most serious tragedy of their actions. Our Declaration of Independence states clearly “Governments...
December 24th, 2009 | Health Care | Read More

Living Under Government Healthcare

It looks like Americans are going to have to learn to live under a government-run medical system. For several decades, the U.S. Congress has been passing laws which control more and more medical decisions — forcing health care costs to rise. In addition, the executive branch has created hundreds...
December 12th, 2009 | Health Care | Read More

John Stossel on Canadian Veterinary Care

Here’s an awesome video from John Stossel about how government-run health care works in the real world. John starts with the de rigeur explanation of the benefits of innovation and free enterprise, segues into the classic comparison of American health care versus Canadian and British “managed”...
September 22nd, 2009 | Health Care | Read More