Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine

From the 1961 Operation Coffee Cup Campaign against Socialized Medicine as proposed by the Democrats, then a private citizen Ronald Reagan Speaks out against socialized medicine. There is no video because this was an LP sent out by the American Medical Association

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: August 1, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Author: wyattmcintyre

Length: 10:06
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phoenixhammeroftruth (August 26, 2008 at 4:53 am)

"I'm generally an upbeat person but this sort of condition affects you more and more as time goes on, and attacks happen more often. What concerns me most is the risk of a stroke." A spokesman for the Atrial Fibrillation Association said: "In this day and age when people are living longer, it is wrong that they should have the door to their future shut in their face." However late yesterday, following media interest in Mrs Simpson's plight,the PCT backed down and agreed to fund her treatment.

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 25, 2008 at 5:13 am)

the country there wouldn't be a problem. "The condition is very distressing and is now starting to affect my work.my heart goes out to her, really I mean when you think about an entire country of people whos very life depends on govenment running well when none ever had it makes your heart just sche for them. at least here we stand as a light of hope that things cna be as good there as they are here.

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 25, 2008 at 5:11 am)

National guidelines set no age limit for the procedure, which is usually carried out under local anaesthetic and has a better than 75 per cent chance of curing the condition. Her consultant's application for Mrs Simpson to have the operation was rejected in December. The North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust is said to have cited her age as one of the reasons for refusal. Mrs Simpson said: "'If I lived in another part of

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 25, 2008 at 5:09 am)

61 I'm too old for this operation," she said.Thats alright lady if you were born here the more advanced healthcare system here would have provided for you, that is why we have it better then she does or did ^_^

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 25, 2008 at 5:08 am)

NHS chiefs tell grandmother, 61, she's 'too old' for £5,000 life-saving heart surgery- Chris Brooke, February 28, 2008 [Daily Mail(UK)] A woman of 61 was refused a routine heart operation by a hard-up NHS trust for being too old. Dorothy Simpson suffers from an irregular heartbeat and is at increased risk of a stroke. But health chiefs refused to allow the procedure which was recommended by her specialist. The school secretary was stunned by the ruling. "I can't believe that at

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 25, 2008 at 5:07 am)

Good news is even though your not a doctor and have not been to med school that would make it possible for you to be one under the substandard NHS LOL

RealBubba1 (August 25, 2008 at 4:55 am)

phoenix-HAM:I have your diagnosis. You suffer from Grandiose Delusional Disorder. The good news is that you can manage your affliction with proper amounts of anti-psychotics. With sustained treatment there's still hope for you to lead a normal life. The first step, as always, is for you to face up to your disease and seek help.

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 24, 2008 at 10:37 pm)

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". A proclamation by the pigs who control the government. The sentence is a comment on the hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens but give power and privileges to a small elite. This is why you want as little government control of your life (even ours) as possible. the governments job is to protect us from over seas powers. local govenment is where we can deal with demi-gods in office

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm)

He claimed patients' safety could now be put at risk,(BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT AS LONG AS ITS FREE) partly because GPs might not be able to provide the best medical advice if they were exhausted.

phoenixhammeroftruth (August 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm)

Angry GPs reluctantly accept plan for weekend and evening surgeries- John Carvel, March 7, 2008 [Guardian Unlimited] But 98% said the government's negotiating tactics were unacceptable. Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the association's GPs' committee, said doctors had been "bullied and railroaded" into accepting the terms after ministers threatened to impose an even worse deal, with big financial penalties on practices refusing to offer extended hours.