Posted on 06/15/2009 11:11:38 AM PDT by pleikumud
President Obama pushed hard Monday for a health care overhaul, saying the system is "a ticking bomb" for the budget that could propel America down "the route of GM" without a legislative fix.
Obama went before the American Medical Association in Chicago to declare anew that the existing system leaves too many uninsured and forces "excessive defensive medicine" by doctors worried about malpractice suits.
He also declared once again that he does not favor socialized medicine and cautioned people to beware of "scare tactics and fear-mongering" by critics who make this claim.
Obama did tell his audience of physicians and health care professionals that he's "open" to requiring all Americans to have health insurance, while stressing that the plan would permit continuing assistance for those who cannot afford it on their own.
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Isn’t this the politics of fear?
He’s a politician. What do you expect?
Obama’s such an idiot. America is already broke thanks to his spending.
When doctors become unionized government employees there won’t be any malpractice lawsuits. They won’t be allowed.
Hey, a silver lining!
With the LibTards, it’s ALWAYS about control. They seek to control all of our lives, and our livelihoods.
It’s time to take back the country.
America WILL go broke if The One ‘reforms’ it.
Last week the big O said we were out of money.
Which is it?
Obama’s universal government health is designed for ONE purpose:
Population Control...lefties throughout history have ALWAYS been about ‘thinning the herd’.
Universal Health care is just one more tool to achieve this goal.
He needs to get his cranium out of his rectum
News flash Obama....you have already made the USA “broke” we can’t afford Obamacare!
And yet this sob has authorized giving 900 million to Hamas, 73 million to Zembabwi and wants the U.S soaked for 845 BILLION for his stealth World Poverty Act- which is now in the Senate!!
Write your representatives!!!
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> lack of freedom to decide what treatment is best<
You mean what treatment is the cheapest, with no regard for that treatments’ appropriateness for that individual patient, don’t you?
You said — When doctors become unionized government employees there won’t be any malpractice lawsuits. They won’t be allowed.
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I guess I had better get mine in while I still have a chance..... just gotta figure out what to sue for now... :-)
I thought Obama said we were already broke.
Yeah... I know America is broken. I’m talking
about being out of money.
Whne my kids were born, the delivering doctor’s bill was $200 and hospital bills weren’t much more.
What happened?
A boom-time post WW-II America led to an oversupply of lawyers.
Added to that, an undersupply of common-sense Americans led to more lawyers, more lawsuits, higher-price malpractice insurance, unsecure medical students switching over to law school — more lawyers and fewer doctors.
What is needed? Laws to protect medical practicioners from lawyers (malpractice suits), and ... fewer lawyers.
How much would it cost to impeach and remove 0bama? OK, but that’s it! Thats all the more money I’m willilg to spend!! -
Why is everything with Obama a panic? Everything must be overhauled by noon tomorrow? What’s up with that?
Obama is much more suited to a mid level management position at a toy manufacturer or something. How did we ever get this far from common sense?
Obama’s real goals are to dictate doctors’ fees and dictate what treatment we comrades are “allowed” by his Socialist government. Where in the Constitution is the president or the Congress authorized to tell Americans which doctor will treat us, and how much he can charge?
The solution to skyrocketing medical costs is free enterprise. Competition always ensures high quality and lower prices. We need far less government involvement, not more.
So the U.S. could end up... owned by the U.S. (and a bunch of unions)?
How, exactly, would this would be different from the status quo?
barry interview on CSPAN 5-23-09 ........ OBAMA: “Well, we are out of money now.” His solution.......... spend more money. http://www.drudgereport.com/flashocs.htm
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