Posts in "Healthcare"

By Sam Swedberg at 12:56PM

Feb 23, 2010

Great Meeting Idea From Ohio State-YAL

At the start of each meeting, Ohio State's YAL chapter presents a 15-minute educational power point. This plan is a great tool for recently recruited students and gives students a better understanding of what YAL is about.

I really like OSU's YAL overview presentation even though it's not completely finished. The YAL overview is a great tool to get students from both sides of the aisle to understand our message and leave them more inclined to continue to participate in the group. These are the example presentations from Ohio State:

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Fiat_and_Sound_Money1.pptx	807.81 KB
Healthcare1.pptx	277.49 KB
How_is_Govt_Funded1.pptx	397.49 KB
Money_Supply_and_Fed1.pptx	1.01 MB
YAL_Overview.pptx	146.92 KB

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By Matt Ciepielowski at 12:20PM

Feb 17, 2010

Government Getting between You and Your Doctor...Again

Here's a video from Reason on the cruelty and hypocrisy of the FDA's proposed ban on prescription painkillers that contain acetaminophin.

If only the Feds would read up a little bit on self-ownership.

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By Aaron Ricks at 9:24AM

Feb 8, 2010

State Governments Have Your Baby's DNA

This information seemed kind of obvious to me, but still it's worth reporting. Some state governments have decided to store samples of newborn DNA -- in some cases indefinitely. And only Minnesota and Texas have the necessary forms and process to destroy the DNA samples.

For all the crap the rest of the union gives to Texas (I remind you, I'm a New York elitist), I am glad the Lone Star State is an example in this regard.

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By Andrew Smith at 7:52PM

Dec 14, 2009

Conflict on the Hill: Healthcare

Am I the only one who takes explicit joy in watching Joe Lieberman frustrate those mangey Democrats' attempt to socialize our healthcare industry? I think it's great, and I hope he keeps it up. While I certainly don't agree with Lieberman's fix, it's nice to see more and more division within the Congress. It just warms the cockles of my heart. The longer there is division, the better chance we have of beating this bill!

Lieberman left Reid right

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By Mark Perazella at 6:51PM

Dec 14, 2009

Like Father, Like Son

Eric King, of King World News, interviews Dr. Ron Paul and his son, Dr. Rand Paul, about monetary policy, healthcare, civil liberties, and foreign policy. Listen here.

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By Brian Beyer at 4:35PM

Nov 25, 2009

Where Has All The Logic Gone?

Today, Ruth Marcus wrote an article in which she somehow reasons that Congress has the authority to mandate individuals to buy insurance. She advocates two "Constitutional" modes of doing so: the always "reliable," Commerce Clause and the power of Congress to tax. She goes on to say:

If you arrive uninsured at an emergency room, that has ripple effects through the national economy -- driving up costs and premiums for everyone. If you choose to go without insurance, that limits the size of the pool of insured individuals and -- assuming you are young and healthy -- drives up premium costs.

Taken to its logical extreme, Ms. Marcus' logic implies that Congress has the power to control everything Americans do with their money.

My Email Exchange with a Childish Professor

I am an editorial writer for my school newspaper at Ole Miss, and I wrote this article about a week ago. It discusses how the Democrat and Republican Parties are disregarding the express constitutional limits placed on them by Article I Section 8 of the Constitution. My article focused primarily on the current debate over the public option for healthcare.

Evidently, what I had to say angered a certain professor of modern languages at Ole Miss. He soon emailed me expressing his discontent.

Click "Read more here" to read the email exchange that followed: (If you want to read the full story, click on the link to my original article at the top of the post)

It's Not Compulsory, You Just Might End Up in Jail for Not Having It.

In his eloquent style, Obama has suggested putting you in jail.

For what crime is it that you need to be fined and imprisoned? The dastardly deed of not purchasing health insurance when you "have the ability." In a recent interview with ABC, Obama again repeated his affinity for punishing those who choose not to purchase health insurance by stating:

What I think is appropriate is that in the same way that everybody has to get auto insurance and if you don't, you're subject to some penalty, that in this situation, if you have the ability to buy insurance, it's affordable and you choose not to do so, forcing you and me and everybody else to subsidize you, you know, there's a thousand dollar hidden tax that families all across America are -- are burdened by because of the fact that people don't have health insurance, you know, there's nothing wrong with a penalty. [-14:23 in the clip]