Feb 11, 2009

It’s scary but don’t tell Aunt Matilda or Uncle Hank

The fine print that’s hidden deep in the stimulus bill is pretty scary but don’t tell Aunt Matilda and Uncle Hank.

They may need heart defibrillation when they realize what the man they voted for did to them.

That’s right, they voted for the Obama guy because they expected he would pay their mortgage and put gas in their car.

He won’t.

But he sure will curtail medical care for them!

They had better get their pacemakers now because it won’t be long before their doctor may be forced to refuse some medical procedures because of their age.

That’s right, the government would have the right to look over the shoulder of your doctor and dictate what can or can’t be done for patients in his (or her) care.

Here is a sampling of the gory details Tom Daschle (pictured) slipped into the bill that was never discussed in either the House or the Senate:

Daschle says health-care reform “will not be pain free.” Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them. That means the elderly will bear the brunt.

A board will approve or reject treatments using a formula that divides the cost of the treatment by the number of years the patient is likely to benefit.

Treatments for younger patients are more often approved than treatments for diseases that affect the elderly, such as osteoporosis.

The stimulus bill will affect every part of health care, from medical and nursing education, to how patients are treated and how much hospitals get paid.

The bill allocates more funding for this bureaucracy than for the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force combined! It will probably cost many times more to administer than the dollars saved by denying the middle-aged and elderly medical care because of their age.

It’s no wonder Mr. Obama want’s this bill passed as soon as possible - before people really know what is in the bill.

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