edthecynic
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Manipulation at it's finest.
"Your Life, Your Choices" presents end-of-life choices in a way aimed at steering users toward predetermined conclusions, much like a political "push poll." For example, a worksheet on page 21 lists various scenarios and asks users to then decide whether their own life would be "not worth living."
The circumstances listed include ones common among the elderly and disabled: living in a nursing home, being in a wheelchair and not being able to "shake the blues." There is a section which provocatively asks, "Have you ever heard anyone say, 'If I'm a vegetable, pull the plug'?" There also are guilt-inducing scenarios such as "I can no longer contribute to my family's well being," "I am a severe financial burden on my family" and that the vet's situation "causes severe emotional burden for my family."
When the government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude for themselves that life is not worth living, who needs a death panel?
One can only imagine a soldier surviving the war in Iraq and returning without all of his limbs only to encounter a veteran's health-care system that seems intent on his surrender.
Jim Towey: The Death Book for Veterans - WSJ.com
Lying at its finest.
This lie was addressed on another thread.
A perfect example of just how CON$ lie by telling just enough truth and then shutting up. The so called "push poll" actually gives you more choices than the one the dishonest CON$ say is "pushed." 4 choices in fact.
From Pg 21:
The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.
Samuel Butler
Ain't buying your one size fits all solution to the health care problem. It is Totalitarian, it is final. There is no recourse or alternative to the chains you impose. Learn to sell lemon aid, without bankrupting yourself.
Your non-answer not only conceds the point to me, it is also an example of the first quote in my sig.
Your post gave a one answer fits all misrepresentation of the pamphlet's 4 choices, and then you project your behavior on me for giving all 4 choices.
CON$ are soooooooooo predictable!