tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3926143410449790125..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The David Brooks Solution for the Out of Control Budget: He will Decide How Long You LiveRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32281258719431519092011-07-17T22:33:23.807-04:002011-07-17T22:33:23.807-04:00That's as scary as Rahm Emmanuel.That's as scary as Rahm Emmanuel.E.G.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68378767131451295092011-07-17T19:25:12.931-04:002011-07-17T19:25:12.931-04:00Bernie Manning said, "There will be, and ther...Bernie Manning said, "There will be, and there will have to be, serious decisions made as to how much healthcare we are entitled to at the end of life."<br /><br />Neither you nor I nor anyone else is ENTITLED to any healthcare any more than we are entitled to a given number of shoes or pounds of green beans or any other good. Because that is what healthcare is: a good--not a right to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89399238533663057982011-07-17T15:52:39.752-04:002011-07-17T15:52:39.752-04:00What we need is for each individual to have the FR...What we need is for each individual to have the FREEDOM and sovereignity over their own life without interference from goobermint bureaucrats or right-wing religious folks. Each individual should be able to request, on demand, at any age, to be given a lethal dose of gas or drugs that will humanely and gently put them to sleep never to wake up. (I recommend a bag over the head, pump in pure Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86398476864431244492011-07-17T13:15:21.021-04:002011-07-17T13:15:21.021-04:00A dark view of the history of American medicine an...A dark view of the history of American medicine and the elite agenda sheds light on Brooks' preoccupation:<br /><br />http://9-11themotherofallblackoperations.blogspot.com/2011/05/political-historian-eustace-mullins.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38237824278492834692011-07-17T12:25:11.046-04:002011-07-17T12:25:11.046-04:00Brooks has such a hard time picking whether he is ...Brooks has such a hard time picking whether he is a Democrat and Republican that I bet he has a hard time choosing to piss in the urinal or toilet in a public restroom.<br /><br />The dude is a true statist and is a pathetic representation of the NYT's idea of a conservative. Not only is his writing bland, but he wants the government involved in everything, not just foreign imperialism like James E. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915979762298347210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57375782585015467132011-07-17T10:31:20.154-04:002011-07-17T10:31:20.154-04:00Bernie Manning said...
You and your commenter...Bernie Manning said...<br /><br /> You and your commenters are avoiding the core truth of his column. There will be, and there will have to be, serious decisions made as to how much healthcare we are entitled to at the end of life. Isn't economics the study of scarcity? Look at where the childishness of the Left has led us. We can't be all things to all people<br /><br /><br />So you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8423664049581689932011-07-17T10:05:48.784-04:002011-07-17T10:05:48.784-04:00@Bernie Manning
"Wasting money trying to pro...@Bernie Manning<br /><br />"Wasting money trying to prolong life" (Healthcare budget) <br /><br />Surely that comes way down AFTER <br /><br />"Wasting money trying to destroy life" (War budget)<br /><br /> in any reasonably prioritized budget- cutting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43634884486503695842011-07-17T09:47:26.771-04:002011-07-17T09:47:26.771-04:00You and your commenters are avoiding the core trut...You and your commenters are avoiding the core truth of his column. There will be, and there will have to be, serious decisions made as to how much healthcare we are entitled to at the end of life. Isn't economics the study of scarcity? Look at where the childishness of the Left has led us. We can't be all things to all peopleBernie Manningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19902175438997160932011-07-17T07:54:08.775-04:002011-07-17T07:54:08.775-04:00Brooks rightly identifies increasing health care c...Brooks rightly identifies increasing health care costs as one of the modern challenges of Western countries. He is also right that this cost increase is to a significant part driven by the aging of our population. However, it is up to the individuals to draw consequences. I for one would hope for me that I'll find the courage to do it like Gunther Sachs before losing control over my life due Luzius Meisserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859804935271173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43083283499419938842011-07-16T21:17:10.495-04:002011-07-16T21:17:10.495-04:00The guy's a monster. It's truly perverse t...The guy's a monster. It's truly perverse that this guy is published in a major newspaper and taken seriously.Captain Anarchyhttp://www.manlyexcellence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77654938040123700992011-07-16T21:05:42.899-04:002011-07-16T21:05:42.899-04:00Well, if DB believes that his very own country men...Well, if DB believes that his very own country men ought to just man up and die without whining in the interests of keeping spending down, you can see why he'd think blowing up a few mussulmans is the only way to create jobs and keep the national morale up.<br /><br />Now we know. <br /><br />It's all grandpa's fault for living so long. Pull the plug on that ole brat.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79694759604019096652011-07-16T20:45:02.331-04:002011-07-16T20:45:02.331-04:00If this sadist ever get's fired, he qualifies ...If this sadist ever get's fired, he qualifies to work in a concentration camp easy bake oven facility. He is entitled to his opinion, and his column shows it is produced with the brain of a small dog. His mother must be very proud of him.Scarlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35257704956160662862011-07-16T20:26:09.728-04:002011-07-16T20:26:09.728-04:00And this Bozo is the NYT house "conservative&...And this Bozo is the NYT house "conservative".<br /><br />America has become a very scary place.<br /><br />Glad I don't live there.Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8635685085412663632011-07-16T20:23:22.202-04:002011-07-16T20:23:22.202-04:00"There is so much evil in Brooks's column..."There is so much evil in Brooks's column that it is difficult to know where to start"<br /><br />Exactly. When Republicans started talking about "death panels" they were ridiculed as extremist, but each day sees some new permutation of the idea that the state should decide when health care should be discontinued. Evil isn't a strong enough word. Although comparisons Richard Dale Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223505358122633852noreply@blogger.com