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Aug

John Stossel covers Canadian health care

John Stossel covers health care, particularly health care in Canada, on the ABC television news show 20/20. Why anyone would want to bring this to the United States is a mystery. Click on Health Care: Does Canada Do It Better? to view the video. Reaction from viewers is at Reaction To Healthcare Segment. By the way, pets in Canada can get advanced treatment faster than humans can.

Jul

By Bob Weeks

The right to health care

Is there a right to health care in America? If you believe in liberty, the answer is no. Back in the days of the Clinton administration and the attempt at health care nationalization, Leonard Peikoff delivered a lecture titled Health Care Is Not A Right. It's well worth reading. Speaking of the Declaration of Independence, the beliefs on which America was founded, Peikoff wrote: The term "rights," note, is a moral (not just a political) term; it tells us that a certain course of behavior is right, sanctioned, proper, a prerogative to be respected by others, not interfered with --…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

In Wichita, concern shown for direction of health care

Today, about 30 activists gathered in Wichita to express their concern over the possible takeover of health care by the government. I've assembled a slide show of photographs taken by me and others. Click here to view it. For me, what I will remember from today is the story told by Wendy Aylworth about the death of her cousin's daughter. The video of Wendy speaking is below. A narrative written by Wendy is at Canadian health care: a personal story of tragedy. Related: Government Health Care Protest at Congressman Dennis Moore’s Office from the Kansas Meadowlark.

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Health rations and you

Normally I shy away from using humor when discussing such a serious issue as health care. But this is a humorous look at what lies ahead if we're not diligent. It's from The Health Administration Bureau, a project of the Sam Adams Alliance.

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Canadian health care: a personal story of tragedy

Here's a message -- much more than that, a heartfelt story -- I received from my friend Wendy Aylworth. She cares very deeply about the direction America is headed regarding health care. Now her family has suffered a tragedy caused by government control of medicine. Here's her story. This issue touches close to my heart. Government should not be the entity to decide if you’re worth giving medical care. This Friday I’ll be attending a rally titled "Hands Off My Health Care." (See Wichita tea party planned to protest government-run health care for details about the Wichita rally.) Rallies are…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Wichita tea party planned to protest government-run health care

WICHITA -- Healthcare is the focus of another round of tea parties taking place this week across the country. The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity will organize a rally this Friday in Wichita. The Wichita protest, at 11 a.m. Friday, July 17 outside Sen. Sam Brownback’s office (245 N. Waco, Wichita), will be held simultaneously with hundreds of other local tea parties nationwide outside the offices of members of Congress. (more…)

Jul

By Bob Weeks

European health care rationing boards: coming to America?

Following up on a letter in the Wichita Eagle written by Brad Beachy of Wichita: He's making the case that nationalized health care of the type found in Europe is both cheaper and better than what we have in America. Cheaper, yes. Better? Let's take a look. Beachy, in his letter, states: "European countries such as England spend about 8 percent of their gross domestic product on health care while covering every single resident." The eight percent of GDP figure is commonly cited, and that's about half what the United States spends. So how does England do it? Last week…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

World Health Organization ranking biased, not reliable

A letter in the Wichita Eagle written by Brad Beachy of Wichita makes the case for "so-called socialized medicine" to be brought to the United States. Part of Beachy's argument relies on a ranking produced by the World Health Organization. That ranking has a number of problems. The ranking Beachy refers to was produced in 2000, and hasn't been updated since then. So it's getting a little old. Worse than that, it contains a number of techniques and biases that work against countries that rely on markets instead of government to provide health care. A recent paper from the Cato…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Obama-style health care: the effects in England

In the debate of what to do about health care, advocates -- such as President Obama -- cite countries that spend much less than the United States. An example is the United kingdom. The president believes that if we can control costs through better medical practice and efficiency gains, we too can have more health care provided at less cost. The Wall Street Journal article Of NICE and Men tells us how Great Britain is able to control its costs. It's through the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, or NICE. Originally it was established to "ensure that the…

Jun

By Bob Weeks

In Wichita, protest of ABC’s Obama coverage

Here's a message from a local patriot and activist. She is rightly concerned about ABC News -- the national organization, not the local affiliate -- and its upcoming coverage of the Obama administration: Protest in Wichita in front of ABC affiliate KAKE news TV at 1500 N. West St., Wichita this Wednesday, June 24th starting at 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Please join us! We are protesting how ABC is propagandizing the American public and deceiving them. What is she concerned about? The editorial ABC Self-Nationalizes For Obama supplies some background: Media Bias: As much of the U.S. private sector,…