Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Everything There Is to Know About Bill Haslam's Attitude Toward Health Care?
Posted by Jackson Baker on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Well, not really. And health-care policy isn't quite the issue for state-government candidates right now that it is for federal ones. But it's still an issue. So we were there at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women last Friday when Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam, a Republican candidate for governor, met with BMHW physicians for a self-introduction, followed by some extended give-and-take on the matter of health care.
This is C-SPANish material. So only the seriously wonkish among us need apply:
Haslam at BMHW: Part One:
Haslam at BMHW: Part Two:
Haslam at BMHW: Part Three:
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Where is health care mentioned as a function of the State of Tennessee in the State Constitution. Mr. Bill is 'encroaching' into an area illegally. Health care is flawed in European countries, and Canadians come here for a lot of medical care. Why do our politicians and 'sheeple' not learn from other past mistakes? Is it the desire to exercise power over others and play god; i.e. the givers of life, etc. The government must tax the rich, which means the doctors and surgeons included, to allow state-wide health care. The results are low incentives to earn money as a care provider, low incentives to increase in medical/pharmaceutical research, etc. due to higher taxes. Upon what basis must I be required to pay money for the health care of the irresponsible, drug addict, alcoholic? Using coercive means of health care takes away the element of charity, free choice of providers, and the available funds to support private charities for the truly needy. It has been shown that if health care is 'free', it is usually abused. This causes restrictions and creates waiting lines for the truly needy. This all leads to euthanasia, whereby the elder will be considered not as ‘productive’ members of society and must sacrifice for the younger. The ‘whole’ is lifted above the individual to a subjective and arbitrary goal. The implosion of health care in Canada is a topic in this week's news as an incidental side-note.
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