My column about orchestrated leftist lying brought a lengthy rebuttal from RealEstateGuy. What was interesting is that the writer, thinking they had skewered me with their dynamic prose, wound up proving my point.
Here is the first riposte: “And this is where I stopped reading."one that says if we cap the amount a business can earn we will also increase prosperity."See... A corporation is the child of the state --- a creation of the state. Can someone please explain to me what the justification is that as a child of the state that liability can be limited but not profit?”
Right off the writer makes an error in logic (a usual with the lefties). I used the word “business” for a reason, not corporation. Business, the way I use it can mean any legal occupation entered into for the purpose of honest gain. Now, if I have to define every term I use simply to avoid confusing people with their own agenda I may as well give up now…not! It’s too much fun watching them trip all over their perverted logic. “Child of the state” is another lefty term. To them we belong to the state and live according to its sufferance. According to the documents of the founding fathers the opposite is true…well, it used to be. Actually, corporations are the creation of lawyers as a way of avoiding taxes and personal responsibility.The next clumsy bit of illogic: “And with regard to the present situation, are any limits being suggested for any company that did not go to the government asking for money? I thought that the mantra of free market capitalism is that he who has the gold makes the rules. “
There is nothing in our constitution preventing any individual or business from making as much money as they can…honestly. Those businesses that went crawling to Obama with their hands out for the most part deserved to fail. They created their problem and should have had to deal with it without stealing from the taxpayer. The so-called stimulus package stimulated nothing but CEO greed and a willing Democrat-controlled congress went right along with them, every one of them with their own hands out for a taste. The free market does not give anyone the right to lie, cheat or steal...unless they are a Democrat campaign contributor.
"Am I missing something here?”
No, just the entire point of every column I’ve written.
Here is the big lie, call the truth a lie and keep on doing so until the masses believe it:“And I actually went on --- Came to this lie(see what I mean?)... Ayers and his terrorist organization. Because terror means threatening peoples lives and or killing people. But Ayers avoided that, though one of his associates did deviate from the no harm to humans concept and killed herself building a bomb.”
Waaay too much material to cover this egregious piece of leftist tripe in one column. This link, http://www.quadrant.org.au/magazine/issue/2009/3/obama-and-the-weathermen
will take the reader to an excellent article on the subject. Simply because Ayers preached violence but never practiced it does not mean he did not believe in terrorism. Check out the agenda of his organization. The link lists a number of books that go into very well-documented detail on what Obama was absorbing as his core beliefs. It certainly wasn’t pride in his country. I suppose to the liberal world view that planning the execution of at least a third of the population is fine dinner conversation and not terrorist at all. Shouldn’t that at the vbery least be considered threatening people’s lives? Or maybe it’s because Ayers was promoting a Marxist philosophy. Perhaps that is why he should be given a break. At least he wasn’t a Nazi or a KKK member. Oh, that’s right. The Democrats allow clansmen to become senators.
The commenter goes on: “Here is what the lead federal prosecutor of the weather underground said, William C. Ibershof, formerly the lead federal prosecutor in the Weather Underground case, wrote in 2008: "Although I dearly wanted to obtain convictions against all the Weathermen, including Bill Ayers, I am very pleased to learn that he has become a responsible citizen." [61] But you can't trust those lefty federal prosecutors.”
I guess, based on this assertion all those former Nazis that were hunted down shouldn’t have been after all. Didn’t they also become “responsible citizens”? I can go so far as to point out that some of them did not actually kill anybody, the commentary’s own phrase, "But Ayers avoided that". That alone would remove them from prosecution if RealEstateGuy were king.
Here is his wrap-up: “Then there is this: Obama Administration is actively taking over every possible aspect of American life.Can we get some specifics here? I mean which areas / companies that have not come to Obama with their hands out?”
No, that filter will not be allowed. The auto industry is too large a factor to not be included. Control of the populace, a prime piece of the Weather Underground’s agenda, included the ability to move around. Read the books. Healthcare, which includes access to doctors, the ability to recover from illness or injury in order to continue making a living is a huge specific. For every snippet praising socialized healthcare in other countries there are a dozen tales of horror. The media just doesn’t publish them. I could relate what a friend of my sister-in-law experienced in Canada, but that friend died before her appointment came around.
This is a typical of lefty pseudo humor, arrogance and all: “Just think of the horror of the government taking over Health Care like they do in horrible Europe. Why then our companies would not be saddled with paying all those insurance premiums and would be in a better competitive position. Oh... The horror.”
Horror is exactly what we hope to stave off. You do not prosper as a country by replacing a troubled system with a failed one. Every country that has gone into socialism has reduced their standard of living, and/or increased the gap between the haves and the have nots. Why do you think China has expanded their capitalist experiment? The Soviet Union, a darling of Ayers thoughts, crumbled because they could not compete economically. And yes, I do credit Reagan with that one...mainly because you shudder at his name. Allowing the government to take over healthcare is not only economically idiotic but a violation of the constitution. Of course the left only believes in bits and pieces of that inconvenient document. Check out the constitution. It’s a short read, and then take a look at the 10th amendment. We are supposed to be a Republic of free states, not a federalist oligarchy. That republic is supposed to be a sovereign country, not just another member of a collection of failed monarchies. We are, or should be, better than that.
Remember one extra special right this republic still allows; if you think Europe is a better place than here you are free to move. If you don’t…well then, the word hypocrite comes to mind.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Lie Until They Believe It
There seems to be an ongoing procedure in the Democrat Party. Lenin first proposed it when he was busy destroying the people of Russia,
"A lie told often enough becomes truth" Vladimir Lenin.
I first noticed this back in the 60’s when I was in high school. This was during the Vietnam War when a number of my classmates were carrying around copies of Mao’s little red book. They were the true believers of the liberal message coming from the communes and the leftist professors at the local college. Very little of what was put forth by these self appointed gurus had any bearing in either truth or reality, but boy, did they like to pass it along. Businessmen, especially prosperous ones were pigs. Anyone in authority was the man and you couldn’t trust anyone over 30. They forgot that at that time most of the people over 30 had saved their ungrateful butts in World War 2.
Today the big lie is that raising taxes will increase prosperity. Along with that lie is another one that says if we cap the amount a business can earn we will also increase prosperity. Obama has convinced the true believers, many of them running the news corporations, that his policies have increased the number of jobs. Isn’t it interesting that the unemployment rate has continued to rise? Where are all these jobs?
Remember the Weathermen and Bill Ayers? Apparently the media doesn’t. Obama refuses to repudiate a single stand taken by Mr. Ayers and his terrorist organization while at the same time he calls citizens of the US who oppose his takeover of the health industry “Right Wing Domestic Terrorists”. Well, I guess you can add me into that group. Some of the stands the Weathermen took included a long-range plan to control the populace which included access to healthcare, control of business practices and elimination of portions of the population considered inconvenient to the new administration. Isn’t it interesting that the new Obamacare bill includes an “end of life” provision?
As I pointed out in my last column, the Obama Administration is actively taking over every possible aspect of American life. We have placed a true follower of Lenin onto the American throne and removed any real opposition to his policies. All you have to do is read the new arrogant tones in online rags such as the Huffington post. They know they are in complete control and are not bothered at all by any poll numbers.
A while ago I wrote that raising the Nevada Room Tax was not a bad idea. Well, even I can be wrong. Further study has shown that raising any tax outside of those necessary to maintain constitutionally mandated services becomes oppressive and eventually leads to a worsening of the problem, not a solution. Human nature is too large of a factor. The best solution is to increase revenue by increasing prosperity. Wal Mart proved this a long time ago by selling more goods at cheaper prices and getting rich on the volume. Is it any wonder the liars on the left hate that company?
The problem the Republicans have is getting past merely protesting Obama’s policies. We have to be able to say more than just no. It isn’t enough to just be opposed to something, you also have to stand for something. I am not talking about compromise here. Ronald Reagan learned that lesson. It’s a pity his Vice President wasn’t as intelligent. No, I am talking about fighting bad ideas with good ones. We have to be able to answer questions about our opposition with logical, common sense solutions to today’s problems, and they do exist. I have expressed many over the past several months. Does any one else have an idea or two?
"A lie told often enough becomes truth" Vladimir Lenin.
I first noticed this back in the 60’s when I was in high school. This was during the Vietnam War when a number of my classmates were carrying around copies of Mao’s little red book. They were the true believers of the liberal message coming from the communes and the leftist professors at the local college. Very little of what was put forth by these self appointed gurus had any bearing in either truth or reality, but boy, did they like to pass it along. Businessmen, especially prosperous ones were pigs. Anyone in authority was the man and you couldn’t trust anyone over 30. They forgot that at that time most of the people over 30 had saved their ungrateful butts in World War 2.
Today the big lie is that raising taxes will increase prosperity. Along with that lie is another one that says if we cap the amount a business can earn we will also increase prosperity. Obama has convinced the true believers, many of them running the news corporations, that his policies have increased the number of jobs. Isn’t it interesting that the unemployment rate has continued to rise? Where are all these jobs?
Remember the Weathermen and Bill Ayers? Apparently the media doesn’t. Obama refuses to repudiate a single stand taken by Mr. Ayers and his terrorist organization while at the same time he calls citizens of the US who oppose his takeover of the health industry “Right Wing Domestic Terrorists”. Well, I guess you can add me into that group. Some of the stands the Weathermen took included a long-range plan to control the populace which included access to healthcare, control of business practices and elimination of portions of the population considered inconvenient to the new administration. Isn’t it interesting that the new Obamacare bill includes an “end of life” provision?
As I pointed out in my last column, the Obama Administration is actively taking over every possible aspect of American life. We have placed a true follower of Lenin onto the American throne and removed any real opposition to his policies. All you have to do is read the new arrogant tones in online rags such as the Huffington post. They know they are in complete control and are not bothered at all by any poll numbers.
A while ago I wrote that raising the Nevada Room Tax was not a bad idea. Well, even I can be wrong. Further study has shown that raising any tax outside of those necessary to maintain constitutionally mandated services becomes oppressive and eventually leads to a worsening of the problem, not a solution. Human nature is too large of a factor. The best solution is to increase revenue by increasing prosperity. Wal Mart proved this a long time ago by selling more goods at cheaper prices and getting rich on the volume. Is it any wonder the liars on the left hate that company?
The problem the Republicans have is getting past merely protesting Obama’s policies. We have to be able to say more than just no. It isn’t enough to just be opposed to something, you also have to stand for something. I am not talking about compromise here. Ronald Reagan learned that lesson. It’s a pity his Vice President wasn’t as intelligent. No, I am talking about fighting bad ideas with good ones. We have to be able to answer questions about our opposition with logical, common sense solutions to today’s problems, and they do exist. I have expressed many over the past several months. Does any one else have an idea or two?
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Ayatollah Obama
The Ayatollahs of Iran consider any individual critical of the way they appointed Adiminawhackjob to a second term an enemy of the state. In Turkey, anyone critical of the ways things are done is jailed for offending “Turkishness”. Here in the US, we now have an administration that is acting more and more like its Middle Eastern friends than what our founding fathers envisioned.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has gone as far as comparing critics of the healthcare plan to Nazis. Other members of the Democrat leadership have called those who don’t trust the plan “shrill”, and “fringe group fanatics”. News organizations, supposedly nonpartisan, have affixed the labels of “small mobs” and “rabid right-wingers” to those with the temerity to ask their representatives if they even bothered to read the bill.
Are these people merely members of shrill fringe groups and other bits of minority flotsam the administration should ignore for the good of the country? George Pucine of Las Vegas was able to get this bit of statistical evidence to the contrary past the usually left-leaning guardians at the Las Vegas Review Journal:
-- Quinnipiac poll: Three out of four Americans don't believe government-run health care will be deficit-neutral and 59 percent of Americans are against health care reform if the measure is supported by only the Democrats.
-- Gallup poll: Sixty-three percent say the president's plan will worsen their personal medical care.
-- National Public Radio poll: Forty-seven percent oppose Obama's plan and 42 percent support it.
-- New York Times/CBS poll: Seven-seven percent of Americans fear costs will increase under government-run health care.
-- Time poll: Fifty-six percent fear losing freedom to choose their own doctor/plan under government-run health care.
Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll: Forty-two percent say Barack Obama's plan is a "bad idea" vs. 36 percent saying it's a "good idea."
I don’t know about you, but the above numbers say majority, not minority. The problem is Pelosi and her Democrat fellows do not believe in representing the majority. They have an agenda and it is being followed to the letter and any who swerve from the orthodoxy will be punished. Remember Joe Lieberman and his one tiny slip?
Can any one remember who was President before Jimmy Carter? Not many do. Most think it was Nixon, but the answer is Gerald Ford, a man most remembered for being a bit clumsy. This is because Ford did almost nothing where the economy was concerned. It was ok, not good, just ok. The problem with that is that a mayonnaise economy allowed the election of a Jimmy Carter. You would think that the American people would learn from history. Unfortunately, we never do. Carter’s policies, eerily similar to Obama’s, produced the worst economy since the great depression. Taxes were raised to the point that an affordable mortgage was nearly impossible to obtain. Small businesses went out of business faster than they opened. Interest rates skyrocketed to over 20% and the price of gold hovered around $1000 per ounce. Sound familiar?
Brian Greenspun, the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun recently lamented in an editorial that it was terrible that Nevada did not adopt the tax policies of more progressive” states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, California and others. Let’s see…checking on the economies of those “progressive” states, they appear to be progressing right into the toilet. California, our neighbor to the west has progressed into bankruptcy and a recent ad campaign luring small business from California to tax-backwards Nevada appears to be working better than anyone thought it would.
Socialism never generates public wealth. It never has and it never will. After Jimmy Carter came a true progressive, not the lie that Democrats push, Ronald Regan. Reagan systematically dismantled Carter’s metastasized bureaucracy and began using policies that were time-tested. Ignoring the shrill screams from the left that he would be throwing the elderly and the sick onto the street, he cut taxes and encouraged business to expand. The elderly got a better deal and the sick got cheaper healthcare. Ignoring the rabid left-wingers, he went after the Soviet Union and won, despite the claims that such aggressiveness would trigger World War 3. Reagan’s policies generated an economy that set a record that still holds. It was the most robust economy we have experienced in the last seven administrations. This is based on US statistical data, so why is the Obama Administration hell bent on duplicating Carter’s mistakes? The answer is not economics, it is power.
Just as our major news outlets have risen to the defense of Obama’s policies and have attacked the concerns of the American people, so has the administration grown in its arrogance. Why would Obama feel so comfortable issuing the threat that his administration would “hit back twice as hard” at anyone broadcasting a criticism of his health plan? Does he really believe that the news is his to control? Perhaps it is.
A little known story surfaced a while ago and was quickly pulled. ABC turned the control of its reporting of White House news over to the Obama Administration. The last time something like this happened it was in Iran. Remember, if you can control the news that is one domino tipped over, if you can control the peoples’ access to healthcare…that is another. Several states already consider the second amendment more of an inconvenience than a mandate. The appointment of Sottomeyer to the Supreme Court adds another nail in that coffin. The last domino to fall will be the food supply, and based on several reports, Obama is already working on that one.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has gone as far as comparing critics of the healthcare plan to Nazis. Other members of the Democrat leadership have called those who don’t trust the plan “shrill”, and “fringe group fanatics”. News organizations, supposedly nonpartisan, have affixed the labels of “small mobs” and “rabid right-wingers” to those with the temerity to ask their representatives if they even bothered to read the bill.
Are these people merely members of shrill fringe groups and other bits of minority flotsam the administration should ignore for the good of the country? George Pucine of Las Vegas was able to get this bit of statistical evidence to the contrary past the usually left-leaning guardians at the Las Vegas Review Journal:
-- Quinnipiac poll: Three out of four Americans don't believe government-run health care will be deficit-neutral and 59 percent of Americans are against health care reform if the measure is supported by only the Democrats.
-- Gallup poll: Sixty-three percent say the president's plan will worsen their personal medical care.
-- National Public Radio poll: Forty-seven percent oppose Obama's plan and 42 percent support it.
-- New York Times/CBS poll: Seven-seven percent of Americans fear costs will increase under government-run health care.
-- Time poll: Fifty-six percent fear losing freedom to choose their own doctor/plan under government-run health care.
Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll: Forty-two percent say Barack Obama's plan is a "bad idea" vs. 36 percent saying it's a "good idea."
I don’t know about you, but the above numbers say majority, not minority. The problem is Pelosi and her Democrat fellows do not believe in representing the majority. They have an agenda and it is being followed to the letter and any who swerve from the orthodoxy will be punished. Remember Joe Lieberman and his one tiny slip?
Can any one remember who was President before Jimmy Carter? Not many do. Most think it was Nixon, but the answer is Gerald Ford, a man most remembered for being a bit clumsy. This is because Ford did almost nothing where the economy was concerned. It was ok, not good, just ok. The problem with that is that a mayonnaise economy allowed the election of a Jimmy Carter. You would think that the American people would learn from history. Unfortunately, we never do. Carter’s policies, eerily similar to Obama’s, produced the worst economy since the great depression. Taxes were raised to the point that an affordable mortgage was nearly impossible to obtain. Small businesses went out of business faster than they opened. Interest rates skyrocketed to over 20% and the price of gold hovered around $1000 per ounce. Sound familiar?
Brian Greenspun, the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun recently lamented in an editorial that it was terrible that Nevada did not adopt the tax policies of more progressive” states like Massachusetts, Connecticut, California and others. Let’s see…checking on the economies of those “progressive” states, they appear to be progressing right into the toilet. California, our neighbor to the west has progressed into bankruptcy and a recent ad campaign luring small business from California to tax-backwards Nevada appears to be working better than anyone thought it would.
Socialism never generates public wealth. It never has and it never will. After Jimmy Carter came a true progressive, not the lie that Democrats push, Ronald Regan. Reagan systematically dismantled Carter’s metastasized bureaucracy and began using policies that were time-tested. Ignoring the shrill screams from the left that he would be throwing the elderly and the sick onto the street, he cut taxes and encouraged business to expand. The elderly got a better deal and the sick got cheaper healthcare. Ignoring the rabid left-wingers, he went after the Soviet Union and won, despite the claims that such aggressiveness would trigger World War 3. Reagan’s policies generated an economy that set a record that still holds. It was the most robust economy we have experienced in the last seven administrations. This is based on US statistical data, so why is the Obama Administration hell bent on duplicating Carter’s mistakes? The answer is not economics, it is power.
Just as our major news outlets have risen to the defense of Obama’s policies and have attacked the concerns of the American people, so has the administration grown in its arrogance. Why would Obama feel so comfortable issuing the threat that his administration would “hit back twice as hard” at anyone broadcasting a criticism of his health plan? Does he really believe that the news is his to control? Perhaps it is.
A little known story surfaced a while ago and was quickly pulled. ABC turned the control of its reporting of White House news over to the Obama Administration. The last time something like this happened it was in Iran. Remember, if you can control the news that is one domino tipped over, if you can control the peoples’ access to healthcare…that is another. Several states already consider the second amendment more of an inconvenience than a mandate. The appointment of Sottomeyer to the Supreme Court adds another nail in that coffin. The last domino to fall will be the food supply, and based on several reports, Obama is already working on that one.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Obamacare, The Coming Nightmare
The Guy By The Door said...
After two months, where is Bob Beers, The Lesser yet Brighter?
Not sure what this person means by “The Lesser”. I have been dealing with a very serious health issue, one that, if I did not have decent insurance, probably would have either completely crippled me or killed me. Based on the tone of the comment, this must be good news for the Guy By The Door.
The good news for me is that this last treatment seems to be working. What is going on attacks only the body, not the brain, so, at least for now, I am still “The Brighter”.
Obama’s Health Plan, base on the few scattered pages I have been able to glean would have considered me too old to save. The Democrats pushing for this Soylent Green style healthcare pish-tosh the people concerned about the bit Tom Daschel snuck in by saying it is only a tiny part of the entire bill and nothing to be upset about. I have a question for these Democrats, how many Supreme Court decisions affecting our rights have hinged on one word, much less an entire passage in a bill?
Rising costs of healthcare are a real and ongoing concern, especially with the boomer generation entering AARP territory. I happen to be one of them. I also happen to disagree with Washington’s single-payer solution.
Imagine the worst possible HMO. Now imagine that HMO on steroids. The picture you come up with won’t even be close to the eventual reality if this bureaucratic Frankenstein’s Monster is passed. One thing the media and the majority of the bloggers fail to consider is the sheer immensity of graft and corruption that permeates our political class. Those in favor of Obamacare believe all the taxes taken to pay for this “benefit” will be used just for that. The reality is that after all the skimming takes place only a tiny percentage will actually pay for care. Does no one read history any more? Or do you all think Congressman Jefferson and his frozen assets was an aberration?
A small amount of research reveals that the single greatest expense in healthcare is insurance against litigation. Not just the ever-rising cost of policies, but all the other attendant costs arising from the procedures doctors and hospitals put in place to prevent litigation from ever happening. We have become a sue-happy society. In some neighborhoods, children are raised with the idea that they are responsible for nothing. If something goes wrong, sue. Here's a question, what would happen to the cost of healthcare if that way of doing things changed?
The average ambulance chaser takes 30% to 33% of every award. Most take it off the top and add their expenses to the bill. In many cases this can reduce what the injured party eventually gets out of the award to 20% or less. Is there any wonder why trial attorney associations fight tooth and nail every time tort reform raises its ugly head?
There are four simple common sense solutions to the healthcare problem. They will never see the light of day because far too many people in power are reliant on the status quo, but I will list them regardless.
Number one is real tort reform. By reducing the award percentage to 10% and disallowing the carryover of costs, we would all but dry up frivolous suits. Attorneys can live very nicely on less than $600 per hour.
Number two is forcing Congress to live within the laws they pass. For far too long have those in Washington been given the prime cuts while we have to be satisfied with the gristle. If a pampered Senator or two had to wait in line for an examination, the lines would become shorter over night. Congress should not be allowed one health plan and us another of far lesser quality. Better yet, keep Congress out of the healthcare business.
Number three is allowing the free market to actually be free. Insurance, doctors and hospitals should be allowed to compete honestly for our dollars. The elimination of monopolies and allowing those who cannot compete honestly to fail would force prices back down to reasonable levels.
Number four is the most controversial, build the southern border wall. Go deep enough so that it cannot be tunneled under and higher enough so that it cannot be climbed. Use several independent contractors so that all sections are built at the same time and ignore every complaint from Mexico, the UN and the left. Place an Ellis Island style structure every fifty miles or so and allow those who truly wish to work come in, but only after they have been proven healthy and honest. Work visas can insure they pay their way like the rest of us. Those who are caught not carrying legal visas can be sent back across the border to get in line. What part of “illegal” do you not understand?
After two months, where is Bob Beers, The Lesser yet Brighter?
Not sure what this person means by “The Lesser”. I have been dealing with a very serious health issue, one that, if I did not have decent insurance, probably would have either completely crippled me or killed me. Based on the tone of the comment, this must be good news for the Guy By The Door.
The good news for me is that this last treatment seems to be working. What is going on attacks only the body, not the brain, so, at least for now, I am still “The Brighter”.
Obama’s Health Plan, base on the few scattered pages I have been able to glean would have considered me too old to save. The Democrats pushing for this Soylent Green style healthcare pish-tosh the people concerned about the bit Tom Daschel snuck in by saying it is only a tiny part of the entire bill and nothing to be upset about. I have a question for these Democrats, how many Supreme Court decisions affecting our rights have hinged on one word, much less an entire passage in a bill?
Rising costs of healthcare are a real and ongoing concern, especially with the boomer generation entering AARP territory. I happen to be one of them. I also happen to disagree with Washington’s single-payer solution.
Imagine the worst possible HMO. Now imagine that HMO on steroids. The picture you come up with won’t even be close to the eventual reality if this bureaucratic Frankenstein’s Monster is passed. One thing the media and the majority of the bloggers fail to consider is the sheer immensity of graft and corruption that permeates our political class. Those in favor of Obamacare believe all the taxes taken to pay for this “benefit” will be used just for that. The reality is that after all the skimming takes place only a tiny percentage will actually pay for care. Does no one read history any more? Or do you all think Congressman Jefferson and his frozen assets was an aberration?
A small amount of research reveals that the single greatest expense in healthcare is insurance against litigation. Not just the ever-rising cost of policies, but all the other attendant costs arising from the procedures doctors and hospitals put in place to prevent litigation from ever happening. We have become a sue-happy society. In some neighborhoods, children are raised with the idea that they are responsible for nothing. If something goes wrong, sue. Here's a question, what would happen to the cost of healthcare if that way of doing things changed?
The average ambulance chaser takes 30% to 33% of every award. Most take it off the top and add their expenses to the bill. In many cases this can reduce what the injured party eventually gets out of the award to 20% or less. Is there any wonder why trial attorney associations fight tooth and nail every time tort reform raises its ugly head?
There are four simple common sense solutions to the healthcare problem. They will never see the light of day because far too many people in power are reliant on the status quo, but I will list them regardless.
Number one is real tort reform. By reducing the award percentage to 10% and disallowing the carryover of costs, we would all but dry up frivolous suits. Attorneys can live very nicely on less than $600 per hour.
Number two is forcing Congress to live within the laws they pass. For far too long have those in Washington been given the prime cuts while we have to be satisfied with the gristle. If a pampered Senator or two had to wait in line for an examination, the lines would become shorter over night. Congress should not be allowed one health plan and us another of far lesser quality. Better yet, keep Congress out of the healthcare business.
Number three is allowing the free market to actually be free. Insurance, doctors and hospitals should be allowed to compete honestly for our dollars. The elimination of monopolies and allowing those who cannot compete honestly to fail would force prices back down to reasonable levels.
Number four is the most controversial, build the southern border wall. Go deep enough so that it cannot be tunneled under and higher enough so that it cannot be climbed. Use several independent contractors so that all sections are built at the same time and ignore every complaint from Mexico, the UN and the left. Place an Ellis Island style structure every fifty miles or so and allow those who truly wish to work come in, but only after they have been proven healthy and honest. Work visas can insure they pay their way like the rest of us. Those who are caught not carrying legal visas can be sent back across the border to get in line. What part of “illegal” do you not understand?
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