Sorry to hear about your job… mine went away a couple of weeks ago.

Our elites are surely destroying what’s left of this country (and this has been going on for years – long before Barry got on the gravy train).

Some very discouraging reports have been issued this month from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There have been record declines in both jobs and hours worked. At the end of last year, the U.S. economy had fewer jobs than at the end of 1997, twelve years ago. Hours worked at the end of last year were less than at the end of 1995, fourteen years ago.

Read it and weep: http://www.vdare.com/roberts/100317_offshored_economy.htm

That’s not to say that there are no good salary docs – there are. But their pay should not be set by a cabal of politicians who, despite being on the government payroll all their lives, manage to accrue millions while shafting the rest of us.

So sorta like public schools. That’s comforting. You’re still sick (can’t read), but the doctor (teacher) says you’re just fine and wheels you out the door.

has already affected my job…I lost it in January.

I like to call it “saved or created”. Happened to me too.

This is not about healthcare. It’s about establishing a social welfare state (working so well in Europe) and a metastatic government meddling in every aspect of our lives (from salt in restaurant meals to diversity police).

Three words: National Health Service.

Kevin: if Medicare and Medicaid “negotiate with physicians and primary care providers to determine a fair compensation” then why are more and more providers refusing to accept new patients?

Actually, the “reform” massively slashes the amounts they are paid, puts constraints on the services they can offer, and subjects all of their decisions to the “oversight” of government bureaucrats.

Again, “Kevin Andrews”, the “Fascist America” at the top of your blog neatly describes you and your friend Tano’s vision for this country.

There are hundreds of thousands of doctors in the country – I do not doubt for a second that there are thousands opposed to the bill. I seriously doubt if it is anything close to a majority though.

The New England Journal did a huge poll last year – over 5,000 respondants – and found majority support (63%) for a mix of private and public options. Only 27% favored private options only. LINK

That doesnt directly address Obamacare as it is now, but I think it is indicative. Doctors want universal coverage – it is consistent with their core sense of mission. And, of course, they end up having to eat the costs of a lot of the uninsured.

“that just who I want treating a serious illness…some gummint functionary who gets paid the same whether I live or die.”

Hate to break this to ya bud, but if you go to the good ol’ private hospital tomorrow and die in the OR, the doc is going to get paid nonetheless.

Got anything to say to that, Tano? Figured not. Too bad your talking points don’t cover how to obfuscate the truth.

I know other physicians who vehemently disagree with the AMA position but remain members simply because they like to read JAMA.

Yup – that just who I want treating a serious illness… some gummint functionary who gets paid the same whether I live or die.

Despite liberal efforts to the contrary, medicine is still (mostly) a profession where excellence is rewarded. Good doctors and nurses have to have a passion for their art (true for most professions, come to think of it). Otherwise, it’s just another job.

That’s not to say that there are no good salary docs – there are. But their pay should not be set by a cabal of politicians who, despite being on the government payroll all their lives, manage to accrue millions while shafting the rest of us.

Which is hilarious, since the AMA only represents 18% of doctors.

But then again, Tano, you wouldn’t know that, because it wasn’t on your talking points that Obama provided you.

It’s really funny watching you repeatedly demonstrate your ignorance on this topic.