Just in case you wondered about "end of life counseling" it's a way of covering over denial of care or encouraging the patient (read victim) to do the right thing and get out'a Dodge. Who's kidding whom? (my mother always made me use 'whom' which is what happens when you grow up with an English major for a mom) So what's this all about? It's about cost shifting. You can't pay for Obamacare without either breaking the bank or stealing from the most needy, i.e. the elderly and infirm. Don't kid yourself. This is pure accounting 101 and that's the best government can do. The private sector by contrast can be incentivized to do better, become more efficient, more productive. It is particularly telling that when the talking heads say "more efficient" they really mean rationing. When the private sector says more efficient they mean more productive for the same input. Big difference!! Andrew McCarthy in the National Review On-Line yesterday pointed out how important it was to focus on the real issue. SEE HERE for a great article on why "Death Panels" is the right characterization, even if it isn't euphemistic. To really understand you have to look at the views of those peddling Obamacare in the administration. These are care rationers and euthanasia buffs. Don't drink the koolaid.
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