Posted on 10/03/2012 7:48:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A top Democrat strategist and donor who served as President Obama’s lead auto-industry adviser recently conceded that the rationing of heath services under Obamacare is “inevitable.”
Steven Rattner advocated that such rationing should target elderly patients, while stating, “We need death panels.”
Rattner serves on the board the New America Foundation, or NAF, a George Soros-funded think tank that was instrumental in supporting Obamacare in 2010. Soros’ son, financier Jonathan Soros, is also a member of the foundation’s board.
Rattner was the so-called “car czar,” the lead auto adviser to the Treasury Department under Obama.
Last month, Rattner penned an opinion piece in the New York Times titled “Beyond Obamacare” in which he proclaimed “We need death panels” and argued rationing must be instructed to sustain Obama’s health-care plan. His comments have been virtually ignored by traditional media as the president campaign’s for a second term.
Read more from this story HERE.
There is no “i” in “team.” However, there is a “rat” in Rattner.” And in “democrat.”
Those sitting on 0bama’s “Death Panels” had better pray that their names don’t get leaked - others may be convening their own “Death Panels”.
The Death Panels will be established concurrently with “Work Panels” and with the same level of authority.
The “Work Panels” will decide when a person has sucked down enough tax dollars and gone long enough without working. Work will be provided, which the person will accept (at gunpoint if necessary).
Hint: if there weren't so many able body people that just refuse to work, there probably wouldn't need to be a discussion of “death panels.”
Thought for the Day: where ARE all the unemployed illegal aliens?
How is this an IMPROVEMENT?
How could it be an IMPROVEMENT if
the US Congress and Islam are excluded.
But it taxes the rest.
It is slavery and death imposed by Congress
which is not under it.
SIGH, Why would you want bureacrats sitting in Washington DC ( be they “Death” or “Work” Panels ) deciding your fate?
Wouldn’t it be better for YOU and YOUR DOCTOR to make the decision?
As a former carbczar, I hope he doesn’t institute “cash for the elderly “? After all, clunkers are clunkers :)
Good to know I'm not crazy, as my friends allege.
Once again, Obama lied.
meant to say car czar, oops
The delusional sheeperals will cover their ears, shut their eyes, and mumble “I’m not listening I’m not listening” when this is brought before them.
They will believe nothing other than 0bamacare/socialized healthcare means free healthcare on demand for all.
meant to say car czar, oops
meant to say car czar, oops
They don’t understand the concept of inherent scarcity of resources, for one.
But the main driver is their need to think of themselves as “good people” for advocating that everyone get free healthcare. It’s what I call “advocacy-based righteousness”.
If you tell them that what they support is not going to work, you’re attacking their righteousness.
In my opinion, this Kapo would have been an asset in Hitler’s high command.
Boy oh howdy that Sarah Palin was full of crap about “death panels” wasn’t she?
Sarah-casm
I don’t want anyone in Washington deciding my fate.
My point is we are focused totally on one problem, while the cancer that will actually eat the country alive is totally ignored.
The entire Medicare problem is caused by the baby boomers. Everyday more and more of them turn 65, and the problem gets worse. But every day some of them die. And one day you will reach a turning point. On that day more will die than will turn 65. And from that point on, the problem becomes less and less till it disappears.
Work the same exercise with welfare. There is NO turning point. Every year it gets bigger and bigger. And when ALL of the dollars that are actually spent on welfare are counted, it is already bigger than Social Security or Medicare. And in just a few years it will be bigger than both of them combined.
And you haven’t heard a word about it during this election cycle.
I don’t want anyone in Washington deciding my fate.
My point is we are focused totally on one problem, while the cancer that will actually eat the country alive is totally ignored.
The entire Medicare problem is caused by the baby boomers. Everyday more and more of them turn 65, and the problem gets worse. But every day some of them die. And one day you will reach a turning point. On that day more will die than will turn 65. And from that point on, the problem becomes less and less till it disappears.
Work the same exercise with welfare. There is NO turning point. Every year it gets bigger and bigger. And when ALL of the dollars that are actually spent on welfare are counted, it is already bigger than Social Security or Medicare. And in just a few years it will be bigger than both of them combined.
And you haven’t heard a word about it during this election cycle.
Of course they always planned to have death panels. I just thought that they would name them something like “Later Years Quality of Life Enhancement Planning.”
Thanks for posting.
If Romney’s not going to touch the IPABs and impending rationing, we’re going to need to spread the word ourselves again- and spread it loudly- and our candidates for Congress will need to hammer their opponents with this.
We can’t take this sitting down.
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