tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post1798269361029090252..comments2023-10-15T08:15:46.205-04:00Comments on Mike's Eyes (Spotted By): DisgustingMichael Neibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-59812762266035991332008-05-07T22:27:00.000-04:002008-05-07T22:27:00.000-04:00"State-directed euthanasia. That is the essence of..."State-directed euthanasia. That is the essence of socialized medicine."<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-89589590148464587612008-05-07T20:46:00.000-04:002008-05-07T20:46:00.000-04:00Effective euthanasia is already being practiced wh...Effective euthanasia is already being practiced wherever there is socialized medicine. To ration scarce surgical teams, diagnostic equipment, and hospital space, the socialist medical overseers simply keep patients waiting until enough of them die. Those who manage to survive the six month waiting period for heart surgery or cancer treatment get to receive their treatment.<BR/><BR/>These same people decry the power of money. They will deny an individual his freedom to buy his own care right away using his own money. Instead, they force him to die in a queue.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, their denial of that patient denies the money that would have gone to train better doctors, invent more drugs and build more hospitals. This money does not get spent, but the welfare state overseers make sure that the latest bundle of cash they extract from doctors and patients alike gets distributed to the welfare scheme du jour.<BR/><BR/>All of this is the face of "compassion" that the altruists claim as their special, defining characteristic.<BR/><BR/>State-directed euthanasia. That is the essence of socialized medicine.Galileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.com