Lee Ostrander

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Just registered at http://www.tweetmondo.com to search for Twitter users close to me!

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Variation on a Bertrand Russell quotation: Many people would sooner die than support good health care for all; unfortunately, they do so.

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Fake #conservative principle #3: Some people are getting getting health care now, so everyone can. (a Marie Antoinette kind of argument.)

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Fake #conservative principle #2: National #HC is an unaffordable entitlement; (a sweeping generalization undeterred by considering facts.)

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Fake #conservative principle #1: The dangers of bureaucracy are proven by a single example. http://bit.ly/g9z4U

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Some bits of truth in this: Conservatives change the facts to match the principles; Liberals change the principles to match the facts.

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#HC dumb argument #10: National HC is financially unsound. Not true; other advanced countries don't bankrupt those who get sick.

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#HC dumb argument #9: National HC is lower quality. Not true; practically all advanced countries have better health statistics than U.S.

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#HC dumb argument #8: National HC is cruel. Not true. Cruelty is companies in U.S. making a profit at the expense of patient care.

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#HC dumb argument #7: National HC will stifle medical innovation. The facts say otherwise; it's national ego talking.

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#HC dumb argument #6: National HC has more bureaucracy (now 20% in US). Compare to only 4% in France; Canada 6% Taiwan 1.5%.

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#HC dumb argument #5: National HC will increase wait times. Not true in Germany, Britain, Austria and Japan.

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#HC dumb argument #4: National HC will limit doctor choices. Not true in France and Japan.

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#HC dumb argument #3: National HC will limit insurance choices. Not true in Germany and Switzerland.

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#HC dumb argument #2: National HC will have long wait times. Not true. Germany, Britain, and Austria have shorter lines than U.S.

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#HC dumb argument #1: National HC is socialism. Not true; private but national plans exist in Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland.

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National HC plans (#HC) are criticized all over the place by dumb arguments. Tweet examples to follow here.

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Read The Healing of America by T.R.Reid about national #HC plans around the world. (Informative) http://bit.ly/16BD6N http://bit.ly/1AV1r

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Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #population #drm #general

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If you are anti- #DRM, there is a anti- Amazon Kindle campaign for you. http://bit.ly/CVLnK