Re: A nothing-complicated Sunday

Miss Elaine Eos <misc@*Your-pants*PlayNaked.com> wrote:

On 2010-08-06 06:04:28 -0700, Tony <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
Buck, there is nothing called a "death panel". But there is definitely
something in the bill called a "utilization board". These will make
decisions about what medical care will be given. You're 90 and you
want a $20,000 pacemaker? [Not covered.]

FWIW, this is good business. I would oppose a program that
uncritically approved $20k pacemakers to every 90 yr old who wanted one.


Obama himself said, and I paraphrase: "Sometimes when you're old it'd
better to just take the pain medicine than to get the expensive
operation".

I don't know what he actually said, or what the context was, but I
agree 100% with your paraphrasing of it. If that's what he said &
meant, then he's right.

(Hey, it happens! ;)

http://tinyurl.com/nbldys

or

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/06/26/obama_maybe_youre_better_off_taking_painkillers_and_forgoing_surgery.html
.

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