Video from Legal Insurrection. (H/T ECM)
When you take away the motivation of making money, you remove the incentive for people to risk their own capital to try to develop new cures and treatments.
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Woman gives birth on pavement after NHS refuses to send an ambulance
Story from the UK Daily Mail. (H/T ECM)
Excerpt:
A young mother gave birth on a pavement outside a hospital after she was told to make her own way there.
Mother-of-three Carmen Blake called her midwife to ask for an ambulance when she went into labour unexpectedly with her fourth child.
But the 27-year-old claims she was refused an ambulance and told to walk the 100m from her house in Leicester to the city’s nearby Royal Infirmary.
‘They said they were not sending an ambulance and told me I had had nine months to sort out a lift.’
Her daughter Mariah was delivered on a pavement outside the hospital by a passer-by, just before ambulance crews arrived.
Today a spokeswoman for the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said: ‘We are disappointed that Ms Blake was not happy with the advice and care she received and will of course investigate any complaint’.
Another NHS horror story. Is this what we want?
60,000 seniors leave AARP in one month
Looks like those seniors don’t take too kindly to being interrogated by death panels.
Story from CBSNews. (H/T Hot Air via Muddling Towards Maturity)
Excerpt:
CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, angered over the group’s position on health care.
Elaine Guardiani has been with AARP for 14 years, and said, “I’m extremely disappointed in AARP.”
Retired nurse Dale Anderson has 12 years with AARP and said, “I don’t wanna be connected with AARP.”
Many are switching to the American Seniors Association, a group that calls itself the conservative alternative as CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Here is a video of a famous Christian pastor opposing government-run health care.
AWESOME! This goes to show you how a smart pastor like Harry Jackson can really be persuasive.
I just looked him up. He has an MBA from HARVARD UNIVERSITY. All is now clear as spiderwebs.
The etiquette czar’s rules for patriotic protest
Michelle Malkin’s latest column is a must-read.
Michelle has had it with the left’s double-standard on questioning government.
Here’s a tip from the Democrats for those who disagree with their socialist plans:
No shouting. Congressional representatives cannot sell Obamacare with mobs of unruly senior citizens and small business owners interrupting to press them on specific sections of the bill. Limit your objections to a library whisper (30dB or less) and only challenge your lawmakers with hushed, dulcet tones. Otherwise, you will scare them and they will be forced to hide behind teleconference calls, sick children at hospitals, or union bosses.
If, on the other hand, you are attending a presidential town hall to show your affection and approbation, “spirited” chanting is acceptable.
Don’t: “HANDS OFF HEALTH CARE!” and “READ THE BILL!”
Do: “I LOVE YOU, BARACK!” “AMEN!” and “YES WE CAN!”
And one more:
No Nazi comparisons. References to fascism are ugly and un-American. Swastikas have no place in debates about nationalizing 20 percent of the economy. Swastikas may, however, still be used as substitutes for the “S” in “BusHitler” and tattoos on the forehead of Darth Cheney.
This is the left. They don’t like to be opposed, and they are willing to exercise power to stifle dissent – just the opposite of what Bush did when he faced much stiffer opposition during his 8 years. This suppression of free speech and free debate is exactly what goes on on university campuses today. The left is not about using reason and evidence to settle disagreements. They want to crush dissent by using government power.
We need to be really clear about this. When the government takes control of any part of the private economy, it is socialism. When the individual earns less money because of high taxes, and is legally obligated to buy goods and services from one service provider, (the government), then he has lost his liberty. That is fascism. Democrat policies lead to socialism, and socialism leads to fascism.
WINTERY KNIGHT 