Xanderland : Politics

The benefits of nationalized health care: Part IV

xsherry — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:46:51 GMT

Cuba’s Health Care System: The Reality….access to such rudimentary medicines as antibiotics and Aspirin can be limited, and there are reports that citizens excluded from the foreign-only hospitals often must bring their own bed sheets and blankets while in care.

http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA557_Cuban_Health_Care.html

The benefits of nationalized health care: Part III

xsherry — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:42:52 GMT

…half of people in England are currently without access to an NHS dentist.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3750853.stm

The benefits of nationalized health care: Part II

xsherry — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:37:13 GMT

Canadian Health Care In Crisis.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/20/health/main681801.shtml?cmp=EM8705

The benefits of nationalized health care: Part I

xsherry — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:34:11 GMT

Traffic accident victim dies after being refused admission by 14 hospitals.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/traffic-accident-victim-dies-after-being-refused-admission-by-14-hospitals

The “stimulus” package includes a gateway to nationalized health care.

xsherry — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:31:20 GMT

The “economy stimulus package” (more appropriately defined as a socialist spending package) contains language that will get us started down the path to an inefficient, expensive, and wholly unnecessary nationalized health care system.

“The bill’s health rules will affect “every individual in the United States” (445, 454, 479)…One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective.”

This is *not* an economic stimulus package. It’s a socialist’s dream come true, cloaked by an intentional panicked smokescreen of fear, uncertainty and doubt intended to spook us into allowing it to be passed into law without the critical analysis it needs. Critical analysis that must be avoided lest it bring the bill’s true egregious nature to light.

Via Cafe Hayek: http://www.cafehayek.com/hayek/2009/02/creepy.html

An amusing take on "Dangerous Financial Products"

xsherry — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:20:10 GMT

Thankfully, Edwards is now out of the race, and this is one frivolous piece of potential legislation that we won't have to worry about. Too bad none of the mainstream candidates have the post authors point of view. That is, of course, assuming that Ron Paul isn't going to make a dash to the front of the race anytime soon.

http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/posts/1201796752.shtml

Give them what they want...Or not.

xsherry — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:37:29 GMT

"Give them what they want." It's been the standard weak-kneed liberal drivel for dealing with bad people for ages. It's stupid, counter-productive, and while it may be a slightly less dangerous option for a specific individual in a specific case, as a whole it's bad for society and makes the world less safe for us all as we abdicate control of our streets to muggers.

What should you do if you're mugged? How 'bout beating the muggers up with their own shovel? These two women get a hearty "well done" from me.