The Real Crisis in Health Care?

Please read my latest entry and post your comments here:

http://pensionpulse.blogspot.com/2010/03/real-crisis-in-health-care.html

Thank you,

Leo Kolivakis

Comments

[bigkahuna]

Anytime I discover inflammatory material out there, I tend to take it with a salt-lick. For some time now the game in the media in the US is to get us all at each others' throats by any means possible. It is probably a bit odd for someone outside the US and it is certainly an insidious tactic for those who reside in the US. The modern tea party movement is based on reducing the size and scope of the US federal government. Like any other movement, there can be some sensational jack-ass that throws the public perception for a loop.

[Crime of the Century]

Actually Leo, all you did was show that kennard had a point that cannot be easily dismissed.

[Harbourcity]

For generations the news is about negative stories vs positive.  In an environment where we are raised to denigrate those we disagree with it is not easy to escape the norm.

[i.knoknot]

if your judgements of markets is as well-thought out as your judgement was in posting this extreme, cherry-picked sampling of nasty humanity as being somehow representative of this entire movement... i think i'd be selling my solar right about now...

you definitely win my "loser-of-the-week" award on this one.

better luck next week.

[Harbourcity]

Take the poll out of your ass.

I don't agree with everything Leo says but he's passionate and educated so I value his opinion even if I don't agree with it.

[i.knoknot]

am i to assume you think i disagree with Leo?

or maybe you missed the point of my comment...

try again.

[AccreditedEYE]

If a quarter of what's discussed on ZH comes to pass, you are talking about a demographic that is going to explode. (homeless) I'd cut my exposure too.... besides, I'm sure right now it is one budget item that they won't get too much protest over for cutting. I would imagine they preserve what keeps the most (votes) happy.

[trichotil]

what if the waste and stupidity is actually the work of an entity that seeks to loot and destroy you?

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/przion1.htm

[bigkahuna]

Everything IS going as planned. These politicians play a good game acting stupid, but most of them are attourneys. These people are not dumb and we need to stop treating them like they are dumb. The problem is that WE are naive. The politicians have violated our trust and we may or may not be waking up.

[wake the roach]

yaha, who was it who said something like "there are no mistakes in politics"? I dunno, but I think he was onto something haha...

[artman1933]

LEO:

Once everyone in the USA gets "proper" mental health care, the comments at Zerohedge will drop PRECIPITATELY!

[dark pools of soros]

so when do we get our mark of the beast implant to allow us access to forced govcare?

[pitterrier]

The crisis is not just in health care, but in virtually every organized endeavor.  Misallocation of resources (capital, time and effort) over the past 50 years has brought us to the point of catastrophic failure.  The trend remains the same, more waste and stupidity.  Turning the military into a social experiment, global warming, pouring more money into a failed education system, universally inefficient health care, union power grabbing, political instability, over taxing the productive and permanently subsidizing the stupid and lazy, creating rights while eroding responsibilities, ignoring the rule-of-law and the list goes on and on.  I sense we may be coming to a reset point or do-over and this time the change will be more unpleasant than anyone can imagine.  American's have an undeserved sense of optimism, are ill prepared for real change and fully dependent on hope.

[moneymutt]

Leo:

Good point, besides the harm to the individuals, sad thing is also we, as a society we really lose when we can't help and treat mentally ill. Many become unproductive wards of state or, if homeless, living by their wits, they make our public street life messy and more dangerous. Plus the untold harm, costs to those around who try to help friends and families who are mentally ill.

To me, socieity not having the money being able to help mentally ill people who are treatable and amenable is a bit like not having the money to patch a hole in your roof. We may not have the money, but unfortunately, by not paying now, we will have even more harm and damages later. But of course, we always ahve money to save the banksters and fight wars, Congress does not argue about how much debt we incur to do these things..