Reflections From a Murky Pond

Assuming that ObamaCare is passed into law in America, people may in the future be calling the ObamaCare Line as the first step in receiving medical treatment. Here’s what such a phone call might sound like:

The ObamaCare Line – Not Much For Gerontology

Well, as over-the-top and hyperbolic as this video by Concerned Women For America is, all government mandated and administered healthcare plans end up making age-based triage decisions. It probably won’t be a blatant as this video though; they’ll do it via the physicians’ reimbursement schedules instead.

But, since people tend to become less Liberal as they age and gain wisdom, the hold music would probably be a better triage mechanism since it would drive them away.

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