Posted on 04/06/2010 7:05:23 AM PDT by JohnRLott
Part of President Obama's health care bill depends on the government telling doctors and hospitals what are purportedly the most efficient medical procedures they should use. Americans are supposed to trust Mr. Obama's bureaucrats over their own doctors. Meanwhile, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that the Obama administration has been an utter failure at identifying the efficiency of a wide range of products. As government encroaches on more aspects of American life, the federal bureaucracy is increasingly incompetent.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy are charged with identifying how energy-efficient different products are. They claim that 98 percent of the products they test meet or exceed Energy Star requirements, which are government benchmarks used to regulate greater efficiency. Yet a sting by GAO investigators showed that the government agencies incorrectly identified as "efficient" 15 of 20 bogus products submitted by GAO for testing. No action was taken on two of the 20 products. Overall, the government made the correct decision on 11 percent of the test products.
As the Washington saying forewarns, the difference between 98 percent and 11 percent is close enough for government work. . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
color me shocked.
-Barack Hussein Obama
I wonder what proportion of these products are Obama friendly General Electric products.
I believe the concept of deterrence has completely escaped the Pres__ent.
as has the concept of posting to the proper thread :) I was responding to the poll shown on the page with the article.
And just why should I trust some pimpled faced 25 year old government employee who has NEVER BEEN TO MED SCHOOL with my health care decisions?
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