Oldandtired
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Of course it's a story of the bravery of common people and in no way has the story been used to drive fear into the American populace to forward an agenda.
I agree with you 100%
Many on the right are using this as a fear tactic.
Sort of similar to Obama saying that pediatricians, with our current healthcare system, place children in danger by perfoming unecessary surgery on their tonsils.
Of course, any sensible American is aware that a pediatrician will make MUCH LESS money if he suggests a tonsilectomy.......but that fact does not generate fear.
So yes, I agree....but by no means do I fault a blog wrtiter for fear mongering as much as I fault the president.
If in fact Obama did say that (and I don't have a fucking clue what this has to do with the subject at hand) isn't there always some percentage of danger with unecessary surgery?
He said it and it was fear mongering....THAT IS WHY I MENTIONED IT.
And you see....Pediatyricians do NOT perform surgery. They recommend surgery...and then surgeons perform it.
Surgeons do not diagnose...pediatricians do.
So when he siad that the current system is allwing pediatricians to take out tonsils as they get more cash for it than they do by giving the patient a losenge, it was fear mongering.
Truth is, if a pediatrician advises suregery, the surgeon makes the money, and the pediatirican does not get the revenue from repeeated visits by the kid for his chronic sore throat.
ANd a surgeon can not diagnose the need for surgery....so all in all, that type of scenario does NOT hapopen with our current system....so to imply that it does is nothing less than fear mongering.