Flagging Me
Here’s my official self-flagging notification for the thugs in Washington.
I’m officially flagging myself as one of those radical Capitalists spreading “fishy” information regarding the socialization of American medicine.I am, in fact, adamantly opposed on both moral and practical grounds to any and all measures that socialize the field of medicine, or any segment of our economy for that matter. I have, and will continue to, thoroughly, coherently and boldly express my opposition to as many individuals as I can effectively reach.
I am neither a partisan hack, nor an insurance lobbyist. I’m just an honest, productive individual who understands the founding principles of America and loves life, my family and the use of my mind - all of which stand to suffer greatly considering the path down which America is headed.
In the moral context, socialization blatantly contradicts the principle of individual rights on which America was founded. The rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of one’s happiness are incompatible with a system designed to operate on the confiscated wealth, compulsory participation, and involuntary servitude of productive individuals – all in the name of an allegiance to a supposed common good.
The notion of self-sacrifice to the collective is repulsive and irrational. It is a mental illness that served as the philosophical fuel for the bloodiest dictatorships in the history of man. Adding Americans to its list of over 100 million victims in the last century will be an accomplishment unmatched in history. No other country originated with ideals so contrary to those that are now strangling the American spirit. Driving America into utter ruin will indeed be its greatest victory.
In the practical sense, socialization can render a single logical result - stagnant misery. History illustrates that our standard of living increases when humans are left free to think, act and retain the profit from doing so. The human mind, in its natural and appropriate state, yearns for knowledge and achievement, both of which also have tremendous practical value in terms of mans survival. In a specialized economy, man can earn a profit from ideas and productivity. When man is left free to profit from and find joyous fulfillment in his thought, action and productivity – our standard of living benefits.
Socializing medicine negates both of these human needs. It stifles the profit motive by distorting the economics of the market by encroaching on the property rights of drug manufacturers, regulating rates and salaries, and legally eliminating consumption of health services outside of the socialized system in order to control costs. It stifles the freedom to think and act by forcing physicians and patients to abandon their judgment in favor of bureaucratic procedures and conformity to the artificial economics of the system.
In time, services will deteriorate, innovation will stagnate, prices will escalate and every single member forced to use it will suffer. There is no possible way this system will work. It is morally and economically unviable. You should accept this fact now and grant yourself extra time to fabricate palatable excuses.
I do realize that flagging myself may invite a myriad of “unfortunate” circumstances. I know that financial auditing, harassment, abduction, incarceration and elimination are all standard fare for dictatorships, but when compared to the thought of not voicing my opinion while the lives of my children expire in your dream Socialist-cesspool, any of the above seem quite preferable.
Please add me to your list of patriots.
Brad Harper
Statesville, North Carolina
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(Updated 08/10/09 @ 5:33PM to add the self-flagging of GVH)
