January 22, 2010
Kill the Bill
To ward off the Black Death, physicians in Europe donned bird masks fitted with red tinted lenses. Six hundred and seventy years later, when it comes to general-purpose health care in modern day America we prefer to deploy incense made out of money. The results are just about as good and the mentality is not much changed, either. To explore some of the pernicious superstition at the heart of our pending health care legislation I turned to Richard "R.J." Eskow, an expert who blogs frequently at the Huffington Post and who, I hasten to add, thinks the Senate bill could be made palatable. This conversation was slightly overtaken by Tuesday's vote in Massachusetts; nevertheless, it still sheds light on the choices before Congress. I very much enjoyed talking with Richard and I hope we can do it again. Total runtime an hour and five minutes. ℞
Comments
George,
If you don't have health insurance maybe you should invest in gold coins. Unlike your bank account or home, if they try to seize your assets to pay medical bills, well you can bury them in the ground or escape across the border with them ...
Silver is good too, but it is subject to corrosion. The way things are going, could be a safer investment than other stuff anyway ...
When I was in Mexico I was surprised at how many Americans I met down there who owe someone money, their ex wife, credit card whomever ...
[If I had to escape across the border I think I'd head north, to Canada. g.]
Posted by: Larz | January 23, 2010 8:12 AM