I am baffled as to why Robert Reich’s words have not been given greater circulation.
By coincidence, I was listening to Mark Levin on his audio rewind for Thursday and Friday and he has played the audio and analyzed it several times.
www.marklevinshow.com / audio rewind for October 15 & 16.
Reich is targeting the elderly. Some people get very sick and they receive a lot of medical attention and then some of them die. So, Reich basically is saying that if you’re going to die anyway, well then you shouldn’t receive medical attention. Particularly the elderly (because statistically, the elderly are closer to death than younger people).
But by extension, that also applies to anyone who is chronically ill.
How about young people who have been in a motorcycle accident and seriously banged up? Or someone who got injured in an industrial accident or who was injured in the military?
Important to review Reich’s words.
Reich’s words also reflect the thoughts of Ezekiel Emanual who is working in the White House to craft the wording and the policies in the thousand page healthcare “reform” legislation.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203706604574374463280098676.html
You can look up Ezekial Emanual on the internet. Lots of quotes and analysis on this issue.
Here are two shortened paragraphs from the WSJ article linked above:
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, health adviser to President Barack Obama, is under scrutiny. … Dr. Emanuel is part of a school of thought that redefines a physician’s duty, insisting that it includes working for the greater good of society instead of focusing only on a patient’s needs. Many physicians find that view dangerous, and most Americans are likely to agree.
The health bills being pushed through Congress put important decisions in the hands of presidential appointees like Dr. Emanuel. They will decide what insurance plans cover, how much leeway your doctor will have, and what seniors get under Medicare. Dr. Emanuel, brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, has already been appointed to two key positions: health-policy adviser at the Office of Management and Budget and a member of the Federal Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research. He clearly will play a role guiding the White House’s health initiative.
