Absolutely YES.
Senator Brownback, in a post on NRO lays it on the line:
"This became abundantly clear when Senator Mike Enzi (R., Wyo.) introduced an amendment designed to ensure that the new center could not put a value on life-saving treatment by using “quality of life” and “cost-effectiveness” measures “for the denial of Medicare benefits to patients against their wishes.” Because Democrats rejected the amendment in a party-line vote, the proposed new entity would be able to impose restrictions on access to treatment, as is common in European countries with socialized medicine. Elderly, disabled, and medically dependent patients would be at greatest risk of being denied necessary care."
Medicare certainly needs fixing, but there are many ways to do it that do not include denial of health care to the elderly and infirm.
The fact that we are being lied to about it, makes it even worse.
I am working and then out of town most of this week, but I do have some thoughts about how to help fix the Medicare problem that I will try to post at some point.
The conduct of the majority party in Washington is shameless.
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The concern of most of America is that Obama has no qualms about people dying due to the lack of medication,if the person that dies can be of no further use to the country. This means almost all of the patients in extended care facilities and nursing homes.
Of course the problem is to decide who gets the short straw regarding medical assistance.
The congress and Senate need to be reminded that they too,will be elderly some day. Of course they have already exempted themselves from having to follow the health programs of 'ordinary people'.
The health plan is barbaric to
say the least. I hope people open the eyes and ears and keep their brains functioning and rally around the Tea Party bunch and run these perpetrators of death out of the country.--Goose
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