Monday, April 28, 2008

Naming the cause of medicine's failures

A little government goes a long way. Adding more government is just increasing the dose. Then all you get are addicts and increasingly bad side effects.

As they say in pharmacology: The poison is in the dose (yes, that’s the principle of hormesis). Water is healthy, right? Drinking it is good for you. Well, last year several people died from drinking too much water. Their cells ruptured from overdose of H2O.

Same with government. It may be effective (sorta) in fighting back criminals and rogue foreign powers. But having it run a health care system is . . . socialism.

Yes, that’s another name for the problem affecting health care. Socialism. The S-word.

And here’s something we know for sure: socialism just doesn’t work. Why? Socialism is government at, or near, the highest dose.

They're from the government and they're here to help us - aren't they? Paul Jacob examines the cause(s) of healthcare problems.

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