It's a fucking shame that Americans are no longer capable of having a reasoned discussion on the problem because it REALLY does need to be addressed.
http://www.medicarenewsgroup.com/context...icy-debate
Understand that this is not about cures or saving lives. These people are going to fucking die. Everyone knows it. But the moment you mention it, as the article points out, you get some shrieking cunt like Sarah Palin screaming about "DEATH PANELS!!!!!" and everyone runs and hides.
And, for the record, let us not pretend that the medical industry is not deeply involved here. These dying people are a cash cow for them and milking Medicare is in their self-interest and they will milk them as long as they can.
http://www.medicarenewsgroup.com/context...icy-debate
Quote:Total federal spending on health care eats up nearly 18 percent of the nation’s output, about double what most industrialized nations spend on health care. In 2011, Medicare spending reached close to $554 billion, which amounted to 21 percent of the total spent on U.S. health care in that year. Of that $554 billion, Medicare spent 28 percent, or about $170 billion, on patients’ last six months of life.
Understand that this is not about cures or saving lives. These people are going to fucking die. Everyone knows it. But the moment you mention it, as the article points out, you get some shrieking cunt like Sarah Palin screaming about "DEATH PANELS!!!!!" and everyone runs and hides.
And, for the record, let us not pretend that the medical industry is not deeply involved here. These dying people are a cash cow for them and milking Medicare is in their self-interest and they will milk them as long as they can.
