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Sarah Palin's Death Panels: Facts and Fictions - Associated Content Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:30 AM PST Is there a threat that "Death Panels" will soon pop up in local coffee houses, deciding who is too old, too sick or too young to live? Probably not. But Sarah Palin is not completely wrong. Could We Ever Have Death Panels? We already have Death Panels, have had them, and will continue to have them. Neither the new health law nor its repeal will stop our Death Panels. First, as a reality check, we saw many massive genocidal movements in the 20th Century. Among the most infamous were the "Death Camps" of Nazi Germany in the 1930s-1940s in which millions of Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, politically disfavored, aged, infirm, mentally ill and others deemed unworthy, were exterminated. The idea of killing fellow citizens for almost any reason is not foreign to us humans. Reasons For Killing We generally believe that we have a right to kill when people disobey laws, particularly laws prohibiting killing other people. Boy, you could have a field day with that contradiction. We generally condone killing during war, whether we are attacked or we are the attacker. We certainly condone killing by police officers, in the line of duty, to prevent harm to themselves or innocent citizens. But Sarah Palin's Death Panels and the real death panels are clearly a different kind of killing. Resource Scarcity and Health Care Economists say we live amidst scarce resources and scarcity compels hard choices; What goods and services will we buy? Our collective choices about health services are not a result of health care (finance) reform, they are the reason for health care (finance) reform. But we are ahead of ourselves. Public and private health insurers choose which surgeries, treatments, and medications will be available. They decide which patient's claims will be paid outright, delayed or denied. Nobody likes to talk about it but it happens every day, in every country around the world. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

Britannica Blog to Probe Obama Presidency; Experts Across the Spectrum to Weigh in on 44th ... - YAHOO! Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST This week, with Barack Obama's presidency approaching its two-year mark, a panel of scholars and experts will assemble at the Encyclopaedia Britannica blog to assess the 44th president's performance and political standing and anticipate what's in store for him and the country in the next two years. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 13, 2010 — This week, with Barack Obama's presidency approaching its two-year mark, a panel of scholars and experts will assemble at the Encyclopaedia Britannica blog to assess the 44th president's performance and political standing and anticipate what's in store for him and the country in the next two years. Beginning today, about a dozen guest bloggers, including political scientists, historians, communications researchers and journalists will mix it up in a series of posts that will run through Wednesday. Participants, from different fields and points on the political compass, will include:     Jennifer Mercieca, professor of communication at Texas A&M University and author of "Founding Fictions";     Allan J. Lichtman, professor of history at American University in Washington, D.C., and author of several books, including "Prejudice and the Old Politics: The Presidential Election of 1928" and "The Keys to the White House";     Mary Stuckey, professor of political science and communication at Georgia State University and author of several books, including "The President as Interpreter-in-Chief";     David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institute and author of "Libertarianism: A Primer"     Joseph Lane, professor and chair of the department of political science at Emory & Henry College and coauthor of "The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule."     "Some pundits say Obama is in political trouble following the midterm elections, but historians point out that his poll numbers are actually better than those of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton at this point in their presidencies," said Britannica executive editor Michael Levy. "There's plenty of conventional wisdom for any position you want to take, but we're going to try to go beyond that and beyond mere punditry. It should be an entertaining and illuminating discussion." About Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. is a leader in education publishing whose products can be found in many media, from the Internet to wireless devices to books. A pioneer in electronic publishing since the early 1980s, the company markets a variety of encyclopedias and other reference works, curriculum products for schools, language-study courses and other learning products, many of which are available online at http://store.britannica.com. The company makes its headquarters in Chicago. # # # Tom Panelas Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc 312-347-7309 Email Information This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

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