Post #200 Who Killed Stephen Hawking?

Well, he is not dead. Stephen Hawking, the renowned British theoretical physicist with a neuro muscular dystrophy, is alive -- just on TV getting the "Presidential Medal of Freedom."

So, the question really is: "Who is keeping Stephen Hawking alive?" The answer: Government.

"Who would kill Stephen Hawking?" Private insurers.

It seems ironic to me that the same peeps who rant about government's theoretical future role in life and death decisions have nothing to say regarding private insurers' real current role. They want to cite Stephen Hawking -- ignoring the fact that he is not dead. All the while, it is private insurers who make life and death decisions every day. If ya can't afford insurance, too bad.

In 1995, Taiwan wanted to have universal health care -- they scoured the world for the best-run government health care to copy and choose the United States' Medicare. Taiwan of course opened their Medicare to everybody. Why can't we do that?

Universal health care is a pro-business stance -- leveling the playing field of the world market. Universal health care is also pro-workers -- nobody to be held hostage to a job because of the health benefits.

"Socialism" is the cry -- ignoring last November's election results. That is the same crowd who slurps at the troughs of Medicare and Social Security, Ignore 'em, I say -- they had their chance to be heard.