Category Archives: Healthcare

You are the “Other People” Who Will Pay for Obamacare

Posted on December 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Socialism is attractive because many people can force other people to pay for their free stuff.  When the “more equal than others” elite invariably gets around that, the number of “other people” shrinks as they are crushed economically.      Sooner or … Continue reading →

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The “Right” to Die While Waiting to See a Doctor

Posted on November 21, 2013 by The Political Hat

     One of the “benefits” that are promised to come with socialized healthcare is that the people won’t have to worry about being without insurance and thus healthcare unless there is government run healthcare that is provided “free” to everyone.  Thus, … Continue reading →

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What Other Sexual Lifestyle Will Obamacare Ads Cater Too Next?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Obamacare ads are now advertising to not only to the perpetual man-child, but to skanks. It begs the question: What sexual lifestyle will Obamacare cater to next? One possibility:      Considering the bent of Progressives’ “Sexual Liberation,” we should be glad … Continue reading →

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Tranformative Socialism: “Changing Values”

Posted on November 18, 2013 by The Political Hat

     One of the most basic traits of Progressivism, socialism, and the assorted menagerie of Leftist ideologies, is that society must be reshaped according to “correct thinking.”  The values, mores, and beliefs are the pillars that support society, and make it … Continue reading →

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Obama’s “Re-ordering” of America: Creating Winners and Losers

Posted on November 15, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy recently defended the disastrous Obamacare role out and dismissed the millions of people losing their coverage and being forced to pay more for less.  Murphy quipped that “[s]ome people are gonna be upset with their experience … Continue reading →

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Fighting Discrimination Against Biological Fathers

Posted on November 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Men who raise the children they have sired, and do to in a monogamous relationship (i.e. Marriage) with the mother of said children, ought to be supported by society and our cultural norms and mores.  It is a family with … Continue reading →

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Another Socialized Medicine “Success” Story

Posted on November 12, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A possible glimpse of the future that Obamacare, and potential single-payer system, can be seen in that toilet-paperless hellhole, Venezuela: “The country’s 1999 constitution guarantees free universal health care to Venezuelans, who sit on the world’s largest proven oil reserves. … Continue reading →

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on November 9, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate and being an undue burden on religious freedom: “We hold that the plaintiffs — the business owners and their companies — may challenge the mandate. We further … Continue reading →

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Lies, Cancer, and Statistics

Posted on November 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     When comparing America’s mostly private healthcare system with the socialized systems in other countries, it is oft mentioned by supporters of socialized medicine that people in America live shorter lives, are more obese, &c., than people in developed countries with … Continue reading →

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When Bureaucrats Condemning Innocent People to Death is Considered Praiseworthy

Posted on October 31, 2013 by The Political Hat

     An Canadian court in Ontario ruled that doctors can not withhold treatment from a patient if the patient’s family does not want it.  However, the court ruled that a quasi-judicial board of bureaucrats can overrule the family!  Canada has Death … Continue reading →

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