The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The November 16, 2009 Washington Examiner has just published my latest OpEd, "Mafia-style Health Insurance: An Offer You Can't Refuse".Here is the opening:Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approv...
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
PajamasMedia has just published my latest OpEd, "ObamaCare: A National Version of RomneyCare".Here is the opening:The details of Congress' health care "reform" legislation are finally coming into focus, and it's not a pretty picture. Congress is essent...
From PaulHsieh at Pajamas Media: ObamaCare: A National Version of RomneyCare 1) Massachusetts’ system of mandatory insurance drives up costs and violates individual rights. 2) “Coverage” is not the same as actual medical care. 3) The Massachusetts plan will end in rationing. When is the establishment GOP going to throw the albatross known as Objectively Unfit Mitt overboard?...
... to charities on principle, but, sadly, he does not . Physician Slavery Update All I can add to PaulHsieh's update is the following excerpt from a famous Winston Churchill speech : [N]ever give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to...
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
This week on We Stand FIRM, the blog of FIRM: Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine:Monday, November 16, 2009: Hsieh OpEd in Washington Examiner: Mafia-Style Health Insurance by PaulHsieh, MDMonday, November 16, 2009: Reed Daly Fax Project by Paul...
Following up yesterday’s post on inflation-defense investments, PaulHsieh and Amit Ghate cite John Mauldin’s weekly newsletter, which notes that the hyperinflation “tipping point” generally occurs when governments have to borrow 40% of what they are spending, which, coincidentally, is exactly where Barack Obama and his printmeister Ben Bernanke have the United...
... and foolish policies is to promote better laws and pro-freedom policies, not eroding rule of law. PaulHsieh in RCP I'm late to this party, but still very glad to see that a good, pro-freedom op-ed on the physician slavery debate was linked by RealClear Politics . Republican Dark Horses The good news, such as it is, is that there seem to be multiple viable alternatives to Sarah Palin...
Dr. PaulHsieh’s op-ed in this morning’s Washington Examiner paints a rather grim picture of the future of the American health care system: Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approved restaurants. The mafia would also select the menu items. If you liked broccoli but their vegetable choice [...]
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
This week on We Stand FIRM, the blog of FIRM: Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine:Monday, November 9, 2009: Bribing The Special Interests by PaulHsieh, MDTuesday, November 10, 2009: Guidelines For Survival Under Socialized Medicine by PaulHsieh...
RELATED Mafia-style health insurance Dr. PaulHsieh | Washington Examiner | November 16, 2009 Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approved restaurants. The mafia would also select the menu items. AP Poll: Fine print in health care prompts worries Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated...
I had promised myself (fingers crossed behind the back) not to comment further on the health insurance bill after reading the comments of Bill Clinton and Rahm Emanuel to the effect of let's pass something and worry about what later. But, the title ( an offer you can't refuse) alone of this entry by Dr. PaulHsieh is worth the price of admission.Also his review of how well Mass-care is...
More than a few people have accurately observed that politics invariably turns into a a protection racket. Note: None have made the point more enjoyably than the brilliant Mary Katharine Ham in this video. In the Washington Examiner , Dr. PaulHsieh (of Geekpress ) points out that, even if they only intend to give people lower costs and more access, government tends to make offers that...
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
This week on We Stand FIRM, the blog of FIRM: Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine:Monday, November 2, 2009: Challenging the Ban on Compensating Bone Marrow Donors by PaulHsieh, MDMonday, November 2, 2009: Hsieh PJM OpEd -- "ObamaCare: A National...