Congressional supporters of the new policy knew it was coming, but kept quiet, according to the NYT for fear of provoking “another furor like the one in 2009 when Republicans seized on the idea of end-of-life counseling to argue that the Democrats’ bill would allow the government to cut off care for the critically ill.”
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Paul Krugman Recommends ‘Death Panels’ to Help Balance Budget
Now the real agenda is coming out with the government to decide who lives and who dies, who gets treated and who doesn’t.
Bill Gates wants to trade union jobs for end of life care
Death panel advocate Bill Gates would rather end life for seniors than lay off union teachers who have not improved US education in the last ten years despite doubling the cost of education.
Death panels- they ARE in Obamacare – seniors beware
Obamacare gives the Health Secretary the discretion to remove life-extending treatment from the reach of seniors and place them in state wards for the purposes of making the “transition” to death as painless as possible. This “transition” can be activated for virtually any reason, including “a history of multiple readmissions” or “risk factor.” Both of these qualifiers describe more than half the country, making this provision a transparent attempt by government to cut costs by forcibly cutting lives short.
Pat Boone Calls Berwick ‘Kiss of Death for Seniors’
“He’s a romantic about Britain’s National Health Service, I hear,” said Pat Boone, American singer, actor and national spokesman of the 60 Plus Association. “Well, he’s the kiss of death for old folks. Unless he’s stopped.”
Sarah Palin Outs Darth Vader
The intrepid crusader from the north cut to the heart of Obamacare a year ago, slashing through the professor-speak and government gobbledygook with a searing summary on Facebook of its bottom line: “death panels.
The President’s One-Man Death Panel – Obamacare just gets worse and worse
“Donald Berwick is a one-man death panel,” said David O’Steen, executive director of the National Right to Life Committee. “While Americans may not remember the agency he heads, he will quickly become known as Obama’s rationing czar.”
There really are government panels that will get between you and your doctor
Obama’s Budget Director reveals how powerful committees, not doctors, will decide the level of care