We fools assumed the Constitution was still in effect. We did not realize Congress had passed its power over to a single person who can act totally on her own.
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ObamaCare Vs. LeninCare: U.S. Copies Soviets
The Bolshevik leader told the Russian people everybody would be able to afford going to the doctor, not just the “greedy rich.” He also claimed centralized control of the medical industry would “reduce costs” and end the “waste” from “unnecessary duplication and parallelism” in a competitive market. – IBD Editorials
Paul Ryan on Obamacare’s dictatorial rationing boards
Rep. Paul Ryan on why Medicare reforms that bring choice and competition to seniors would lower costs better than IPAB – a board of 15 unelected people with the power to deny seniors care. “What our concern is, is if we invest all of the power and the funding decisions with a board of 15 people – who’s decisions go into law and don’t even go through Congress – is that the best way to save this entitlement and restrain spending? We believe there’s a better way.”
Like the Fed? You’ll love Obama’s Medicare rationing panel
[Obamacare] that was approved by every Democratic senator and signed into law by Obama created the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board.
IPAB Is an Acronym for ‘Death Panel’
The tragic irony here is that costs can be controlled without pulling the plug on Granny. There are market-based alternatives to government rationing.