John wrote: > ...the "death panel" debate. > You can only use Sarah Palin as your whipping post for so long, John. Perhaps you should consider holding all politicians to the same standard of truth as you do Sarah Palin.
The fact is, medical care reform WILL include cost controls. It is a fact that Obama is FOR a single-payer system. A single-payer system in fact RATIONS care. A government board WILL decide what is and isn't efficient based on the facts. You need to get used to the facts, John. It is a fact that SOMEBODY will decide when to pull the plug on your Grandmother. "He also points out a trade-off between providing a basic level of coverage for all and providing the opportunity for anyone with some coverage to get every possible benefit, treatment and procedure..." Read more: 'Zeke Emanuel, The Death Panels, And Illogic In Politics' Posted by Marc Ambinder The Atlantic, August 11, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/r386sl