[Neoliberalnot]

Did it occur to you that people go to the hospital when they are near death. They simply go there to die. And just because some lawyer is ready to take advantage of the families of people who die doesn’t make it malpractice—it makes tragedy a lawyers goldmine. Homeopathy is not medicine, it’s snake oil based on nothing.

[Wallace T.]

There is corruption in the legal system, as there is corruption in the medical system. The former is a function of government; the latter, while largely privately owned, is heavily regulated and controlled by government. Major players, like pharmaceutical companies, have great influence over the bureaucratic and legislative process. As the numerous Clinton scandals, not to mention countless politicians from time immemorial, money talks, indeed screams. The former is akin to socialism, the latter is crony capitalism. If you distrust the legal system, do you then trust the medical system?

Remember that the dogmas of the medical community change constantly. A hundred and fifty years ago, what is now considered common hygiene practice was regarded as unnecessary. Seventy years ago, tobacco smoking was seen as relatively harmless. Twenty years ago, low fat, high carbohydrate diets were treated as gospel truth. The shifting sands of mainstream medical dogma do not make alternative medicine true. However, state and Federally government power should be restrained for both mainstream and alternative medicine. If people can be trusted to choose what bread, beer, pants, or appliances they may buy, they should be trusted to make crucial choices in the medical field.