The Donklephant Roundup
By Jacob | Related entries in NewsGood evening.
I’ll be doing a weekly roundup of illuminating, notable or just plain funny comments.
The talk of Donklephant this week was Health Care Reform and it was an EXCELLENT thread. I recommend reading the whole thing if you only just skimmed it at work.
Honestly, the first several comments made me nervous. I was preparing my Pollyannaish introduction post about the potency of respectful debate (likening Kranky Kritter to James Madison) and – well – I thought I was going to have to scrap it.
That’s why I’m starting with Michael Reynolds. He saved the day, third nipple and all.
Interesting that Solomon makes a perfectly sensible argument and the only responses are, to put it charitably, not in that same vein. – Michael Reynolds
I think that what we’re seeing here is a a nanny-state death spiral (yeah, Justin, I said it). – Exiled Independent
I don’t think such alleged moral rights exist in space waiting for us to discover them. I think they’re no more or less than what we declare and protect and provide as a culture and as a country. – Kranky Kritter
The possibilities for significant “reform†have always been and continue to be limited by the shortage of physicians, generally, and the paucity of primary care providers in particular. Docs want to pursue the specialities that pay the big bucks, and medical schools and the AMA are loathe to expand the number of docs or to facilitate the empowerment of nurse practitioners and physicians assistants to examine, diagnose and treat patients. – John Burke
So we all need to spend billions on health care to incentivize Big Pharma while the rest of the world takes a free ride on the US consumer. That’s a very good argument for the role of government, and a compelling proof that the free market is not always best solution. – Michael Reynolds
Starting in 2011, a family making $500,000 would have to pay $1,500 in additional income tax to help subsidize coverage for the uninsured.Does the family making $500,000 recieve a monthly letter updating them about the particular underprivaledged(sic) family that they are supporting? At least with UNICEF or the Christian Children’s Fund, you get a crayon drawing from one of the kids. – Jimmi the Dhimmi
If hypocrisy ended political careers we wouldn’t need term limits. The higher the office, the less they’d be needed. – Tully
Thanks everyone. Have a great week.
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July 20th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Always did have a penchant for making a ruckus.
More on its way!
July 20th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Jacob, fun idea.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Thanks!