I wonder how universal health coverage will sit with trial lawyers who make money in the malpractice business? Once all Americans are covered by government insurance, how will malpractice claims be paid? Doctors will have even lower incomes than before. … Continue reading
(The following are the comments of DrHurd.com reader Robert J. Seyko, of Laurel, MD, on the recent death of Michael Jackson): Ayn Rand (or Nathaniel Branden, or Michael Hurd) would have a field day in the life and death of … Continue reading
Congress and the President are working hard to reduce the output of industrial civilization. This, at a time when the economy has stopped growing, and is actually declining. Incredibly, they are doing so in the name of “economic growth.” They … Continue reading
You may have heard the cynical phrase, “Those who can, do–and those who cannot, teach.” I never bought that. I understand some of the sentiment behind the statement, but I can’t denigrate teaching if it’s done properly (as it rarely … Continue reading
Advocates of national health insurance discredit a recent study suggesting that socialized medicine will cost $3 trillion per year, to start, rather than “only” $1 trillion per year. They discredit the study becuase, they say, it was conducted by private … Continue reading
Republicans are the party of Big Government. Democrats are the party of Huge Government. Big Government–meaning government intervention in the economy, subsidizing of private business, and micromanaging regulation of business–fails every time it’s tried. When Big Government fails, this provides … Continue reading
If you think about it, complaining usually makes no sense. To “complain” means to repeatedly state a fact that something is negative. But if you can do something to alter that negative fact, there’s no point talking about it–simply change … Continue reading
A world in which everyone takes care of everyone else, and nobody takes care of himself–is a world that will perish. A world in which everyone takes care of him- or herself is a world from which everyone benefits. If … Continue reading
With respect to Iran, Barack Obama is another Jimmy Carter–with one important difference. When Iran blew up back in the 1970s, Jimmy Carter could at least rationalize that the people wanted the religious dictatorship to replace the U.S.-backed Shah. Today, … Continue reading
I don’t understand this metaphor of the “ailing American economy.” It’s the metaphor of the economy as a sick “patient.” People take one of two positions. One position is for government, as “doctor,” to intervene and cure the patient. The … Continue reading
Absolute certainty IS possible. This is self-evident. If it weren’t, then you’d be forced to claim: “I’m absolutely certain that absolute certainty is impossible.” Or, you’d be forced to claim: “I’m certain that I can be certain of nothing.” At … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting question others have raised: Will members of Congress and the government be covered by the same public insurance plan soon to be imposed on the rest of us? Of course, the answer is NO. Members of Congress … Continue reading