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Posted by Norm on July 26, 2009 9:30 AM | Permalink

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Zaphod for President | July 26, 2009 10:06 AM | Reply

A wonderful argument that strikes the heart of libertarianism.

Am I still allowed to think the proposed small business penalties are asinine?

Tim | July 26, 2009 12:22 PM | Reply

Bravo. Mr. Maher. You're still allowed, Zap. You're allowed to think profit and private enterprise can be good things - just as long as it is remembered that they're far from the ONLY things.

Zaphod for President replied to Tim | July 27, 2009 12:08 PM | Reply

My beef with Obamacare isn't about profit motive at all; my beef lies with his plan for implementation.

Rather than tax the wealthy, he has opted to target small business. With unemployment topping 10% in most areas, I find the strategy asinine. At best, this is incredibly poor timing.

I also find it outrageous that those unwilling to participate will be penalized. I see no reason an opt-in single payer system wouldn't work. What we have instead is mandatory insurance.

jonathan becker | July 26, 2009 12:44 PM | Reply

did i understand correctly the implication in that last article on maher you posted that he's an "antivaccination" guy? i should have clicked the link, is it true?

because all of a sudden i get nervous when i hear him talk about the profit motives of the medical establishment.not that i disagree that this is a big, big issue, but i assume the altmed "community" is equally at risk. therefore, using profit motive as an argument against childhood immunizations is not totally kosher without implicitely trashing the entire altmed enterprise.

wait, maybe it's a worthwhile trade?

Erick replied to jonathan becker | July 26, 2009 1:40 PM | Reply

Well that ruined my erection. Thanks jon.

jonathan becker replied to Erick | July 26, 2009 3:36 PM | Reply

not my intent. deepest apologies. hope there's plenty more where that one came from.

Teodomiro replied to jonathan becker | July 26, 2009 5:00 PM | Reply

If not, there's a pill you can take.

Andyo replied to jonathan becker | July 26, 2009 6:02 PM | Reply

You're assuming conspiracy theorists apply the same "skepticism" against causes they do support. Even though alt-med is a multi-billion dollar industry, and has much more freedom and less restrictions than medicine (the smart alt-med peddlers sell you placebos just to stay out of trouble), the anti-medicine crowd never seem to figure that.

RedSeven | July 27, 2009 7:33 AM | Reply

Two terms of bush moved bill from libertarian to democratic socialist. It has been an interesting transformation.

Profit moves people towards efficiency and towards thievery. In realms where customers have no choice, profit motives move people to thievery. Healthcare, housing, addictive substancees are all bad places for profit.