Several months back, the Ministry of Information (formerly the Main Stream Media), began running "news" articles about links between obesity and sugar in soda. More recently, pieces of "information" were subsequently released linking sugared soda to cancer. It is little surprise, therefore, that Big Brother would now be championing additional taxes on this insidious threat to our well being. Now that Big Brother has taken over the reigns of the health of his citizenry, what other causes might be on the horizon?
Well, look no further than breast feeding. Yes, the Ministry of Information has recently been stressing both the economic and health benefits of breast feeding. Will this amount to additional taxes on baby formula, or will we see Rita the Riveter stressing the patriotism of lactation? One can be sure that the creativity of our betters will be evident when the potential of this new revenue stream is fully realized.
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Showing posts with label health care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health care. Show all posts
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Let's check on granny...
...when this thing actually starts choking us.
Yes, the person currently playing the role of big brother yesterday claimed that no grandmothers were harmed in the making of his health care abortion. What he didn't mention (nor would he) is that the overtly negative impacts of his scheme won't take affect until after he has had an opportunity to be reelected.
I first believed that perpetuating his regime was the only intention behind the plot design. However, it is merely a byproduct of the financial conundrum under which we will be suffocated. In order to pay for the billions of dollars of overhead required to administer the yoke, the plot was designed to amass a pool of money from which it could be launched. Additionally, and most importantly, the provisions of the scheme designed to dismantle the private health insurance industry will take time to fully mature. At that point, the only "option" will be to create a public one.
One thing that works against this particular big brother is his under-appreciation for the more important issue on the mind of the people: the economy. While his minions prepare the piles of red tape that will smother us, his tax collectors begin the task of amassing the necessary funds. This, in an economy with near record unemployment, will do little to soften the hearts of the great unwashed as they see further erosion of employment opportunities.
What our oppressor in chief is counting on is a short memory. He believes that telling sufficient lies between now and November will cushion the blow of the first phase of his plan. Perhaps it will. After all, people are fools. He may be myopic enough to believe that people of this country will become accustomed to living off the government dole, but he'll find that even fools have pride.
Yes, the person currently playing the role of big brother yesterday claimed that no grandmothers were harmed in the making of his health care abortion. What he didn't mention (nor would he) is that the overtly negative impacts of his scheme won't take affect until after he has had an opportunity to be reelected.
I first believed that perpetuating his regime was the only intention behind the plot design. However, it is merely a byproduct of the financial conundrum under which we will be suffocated. In order to pay for the billions of dollars of overhead required to administer the yoke, the plot was designed to amass a pool of money from which it could be launched. Additionally, and most importantly, the provisions of the scheme designed to dismantle the private health insurance industry will take time to fully mature. At that point, the only "option" will be to create a public one.
One thing that works against this particular big brother is his under-appreciation for the more important issue on the mind of the people: the economy. While his minions prepare the piles of red tape that will smother us, his tax collectors begin the task of amassing the necessary funds. This, in an economy with near record unemployment, will do little to soften the hearts of the great unwashed as they see further erosion of employment opportunities.
What our oppressor in chief is counting on is a short memory. He believes that telling sufficient lies between now and November will cushion the blow of the first phase of his plan. Perhaps it will. After all, people are fools. He may be myopic enough to believe that people of this country will become accustomed to living off the government dole, but he'll find that even fools have pride.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Concerning rights and privileges
This morning I heard a news article concerning the health care piracy bill signed into law today by the president. The commentator indicated that the question hinged on whether a person thought that health care was a right or a privilege. It occurred to me that those who pushed this down our throats don't consider it a right at all. Instead they consider it a responsibility. I base this assumption on the fact that they seem bent on forcing us to maintain insurance. If it were a right, then there would be no such requirement.
Of course, I understand why they created the requirement: their scheme breaks down if only a portion of the population participate. So, as is the case with government, they must force us to participate in order to take our money to give it to someone else. These people appear to believe that forcibly taking the fruits of one person's labor and giving it to another, without their permission, is a moral act. I, however, understand this to be a rough definition of slavery.
Of course, I understand why they created the requirement: their scheme breaks down if only a portion of the population participate. So, as is the case with government, they must force us to participate in order to take our money to give it to someone else. These people appear to believe that forcibly taking the fruits of one person's labor and giving it to another, without their permission, is a moral act. I, however, understand this to be a rough definition of slavery.
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