How many people believe in Death Panels?

[Princeps]

Look, there comes a point when people are incapable of making decisions, such as the care they should receive and how the estate should be distributed to the offspring. So, the point is to do it beforehand, when the elderly person is still capable of making these decisions. Thats how I understand it. Nobody is talking about euthanasia, eugenics, etc.

 

[_random_]

A lot of the elderly people at my church say they're going to bring guns to the doctor's office. It's all a bit disturbing what a lock Glenn Beck and friends have on people.

 

[Leonel]

Well we essentially already have death panels today. A health insurance company can deny someone money to pay for an important operation or wave it as a pre-existing condition.

 

[GoodGame]

God forbid you have rationed health care.

Much better that many people simply have none instead.

If I could get better service under a purely capitalist system, I'd vote for that system over rationed, socialistic care, and definitely over none.

 

[thekaje]

But you're NOT getting better care, which is the entire point.

Also, there would be no rationing. That's a straw man.