tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post878733163879694168..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: When Robert Reich Told the Shocking Truth About ObamacareRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76874153913016599012013-02-14T09:32:31.415-05:002013-02-14T09:32:31.415-05:00Rather twisted if you look at it. Makes you wonder...Rather twisted if you look at it. Makes you wonder how those people up there really see the rising prices of commodities and healthcare.Roy Rhodenhttp://www.bestpharmguide.com/buy-hoodianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66532850604174440892012-07-01T12:38:30.697-04:002012-07-01T12:38:30.697-04:00I've got this tidy little theory, oversimplifi...I've got this tidy little theory, oversimplified probably...but I feel accurately explains the basic problem with most of the Left today:<br /><br />The have a complete lack of understanding surrounding the concept of scarcity. <br /><br />My belief is that if they truly understood it you might get some converts. (those remaining probably do understand scarcity, but are inherently immoral Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32324621193349662412012-06-30T17:49:18.665-04:002012-06-30T17:49:18.665-04:00For the record, Robert Reich now is the "Chan...For the record, Robert Reich now is the "Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy" at the University of California at Berkeley:<br /><br />http://robertreich.org/post/26086712733mcfrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642680868453105592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88967038336115386492012-06-30T11:33:28.493-04:002012-06-30T11:33:28.493-04:00I too was reminded of the Presidential debate when...I too was reminded of the Presidential debate when some members of the audience cheered. I still maintain they were liberal plants and this audio gives me more credence. Fox viewers only cheer brown skinned people dying I thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91485964112455079452012-06-30T10:21:34.612-04:002012-06-30T10:21:34.612-04:00We had to have the prescription drug program becau...We had to have the prescription drug program because the elderly couldn't afford all those drugs. We had to have medicare because the elderly couldn't afford health insurance. But now that we've got socialized medicine (the real point of all this propaganda), we're going to let the elderly die because we can't afford to either! Of course, Reich is right in what he points out robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53380931818138913802012-06-30T08:53:44.382-04:002012-06-30T08:53:44.382-04:00Excellent apologist summary...now think of a syste...Excellent apologist summary...now think of a system that doesn't do these things. Check out Consumer Driven Health Care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18571666711992806762012-06-30T08:22:14.221-04:002012-06-30T08:22:14.221-04:00"So the young pay more to help the old. Presu..."So the young pay more to help the old. Presumably those young people will become old and get that subsidy back."<br /><br />Presumably everyone in a pyramid scheme will get their money back plus profits too.<br /><br />"So the *national* system won't give everyone unaffordable healthcare to prolong life for a extra six months"<br /><br />Yes, the insurance companies will Caustic Pophttps://twitter.com/CausticPopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7482906734677761562012-06-30T05:16:19.208-04:002012-06-30T05:16:19.208-04:00So the young pay more to help the old. Presumably ...So the young pay more to help the old. Presumably those young people will become old and get that subsidy back. Presumably those young people have parents (=old) they care about. <br /><br />So the *national* system won't give everyone unaffordable healthcare to prolong life for a extra six months but if you have the money there's nothing stopping you paying for it yourself - c.f. privateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4956094270096514502012-06-30T04:32:31.217-04:002012-06-30T04:32:31.217-04:00Well, not all old people, of course. Only the unim...Well, not all old people, of course. Only the unimportant ones. This is more or less how it works in every country that has nationalized health care.<br /><br />The conventional wisdom is that 80% of what is spent on health care is spent in the last 6 months of life. The surest way of determining the last 6 months of life is to wait 6 months before treating. This is why it takes so long to see aCountry Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57044123791823600302012-06-29T23:55:40.498-04:002012-06-29T23:55:40.498-04:00Robert,
Were the serfs aware of guys like Malthus...Robert,<br /><br />Were the serfs aware of guys like Malthus in his day? Or were they oblivious to the way they were spoken about among the elite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38543158044687560452012-06-29T23:21:00.300-04:002012-06-29T23:21:00.300-04:00"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death..."The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic"...they are applauding statistics that satisfies their sick socialistic mind set. When will it ever end?... see ya on the collective farm in 30 years where we can all dine on dirt and celebrate this giant leap forward.Melvin Megawitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57178161997975516212012-06-29T21:07:23.127-04:002012-06-29T21:07:23.127-04:00Holy Shit! It isn't so much the fact that he&...Holy Shit! It isn't so much the fact that he's being honest about it, it's more the fact that the audience is applauding, that's what sickens me. These people truly *are* evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com