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For me, this article brings to mind a statement that Rand Paul maid several years ago. I thought I'd reference it here for others to consider as well. 05/2011:
by LyndsySimon 9y ago
For me, this article brings to mind a statement that Rand Paul maid several years ago. I thought I'd reference it here for others to consider as well.
05/2011: "Paul: 'Right to health care' is slavery"
https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/paul-right-to-health-care-is-slavery-054769 https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/paul-right-to-health-...
> “With regard to the idea whether or not you have a right to health care you have to realize what that implies. I am a physician. You have a right to come to my house and conscript me. It means you believe in slavery. You are going to enslave not only me but the janitor at my hospital, the person who cleans my office, the assistants, the nurses. … You are basically saying you believe in slavery,” said Paul (R-Ky.), who is an ophthalmologist.
10/2017: "The Problem of Doctors' Salaries" - https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/10/25/doctors-salaries-pay-disparities-000557 https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/10/25/doctors-sal...
> Policymakers have a number of tools to use to introduce more competition, weaken the doctors’ cartel and get their pay more in line with counterparts elsewhere.
- SteveNuts 9y agoDid you mean to comment on this post?
- amsheehan 9y agoOr... on any post? Because...It was crazy when Rand Paul said it, and crazier when you say it.
- Frondo 9y ago(Of course doctors in countries with socialized medicine are paid. No one's compelled to do the work--they choose to do it and are compensated.)