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Big government means permanent scandals | The Daily Caller: "“Part of being president is there’s so much beneath you that you can’t know because the government is so vast.”
In other words, the government is too damn big."
"It also never dawns on the Axelrods or the Obamas that there is so much beneath them in the country that they can’t know anything about, from civil society to the health care sector. The events they seek to micromanage are so often beyond their competence.
But when we give the federal government the power to look at our private financial transactions, listen to our phone calls and regulate political speech, we shouldn’t be surprised when those powers are abused. Neither should we be surprised when those powers expand, with the government even inserting itself into Americans’ prayers."
"If we had a truly limited government, like the one the Founders designed, this wouldn’t be as much of a problem. There just aren’t a lot of tools for Chicago politicians in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. A smaller government would also be easier to manage — people might even be able to keep track of what’s going on inside of it."
Monday, May 20, 2013
Residents of Colorado neighborhood chase down man they thought sexually assaulted children | Fox News
Residents of Colorado neighborhood chase down man they thought sexually assaulted children | Fox News: "Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face"
"Police said the mob grew to about a half-dozen people as residents learned of the chase and joined in."
"We went through the right channels in contacting the police but there hasn't been much response,"
"police only had a vague description of the suspect"
It only took at half-dozen people to make a dangerous mob! Beating up an innocent man is a better response?!?!
"Police said the mob grew to about a half-dozen people as residents learned of the chase and joined in."
"We went through the right channels in contacting the police but there hasn't been much response,"
"police only had a vague description of the suspect"
It only took at half-dozen people to make a dangerous mob! Beating up an innocent man is a better response?!?!
How Government Killed the Medical Profession | Cato Institute
How Government Killed the Medical Profession | Cato Institute: "The designers of these systems believed that standardized classifications would lead to more accurate adjudication of Medicare claims.
What it actually did was force doctors to wedge their patients and their services into predetermined, ill-fitting categories."
"each procedure code was assigned a specific value, by a panel of experts, based supposedly upon the amount of time and labor it required. It didn’t matter if an operation was being performed by a renowned surgical expert—perhaps the inventor of the procedure—or by a doctor just out of residency doing the operation for the first time. They both got paid the same."
"the hospital is incentivized to attach as many adjunct diagnostic codes as possible to try to increase the Medicare payday"
"This coding system leads inevitably to distortions in epidemiological data [the information medical professionals use to track ailments across different regions and populations]."
"Being pressured into following a pre-determined set of protocols inhibits clinical judgment, especially when it comes to atypical problems. Some medical educators are concerned that excessive reliance on these protocols could make students less likely to recognize and deal with complicated clinical presentations that don’t follow standard patterns. It is easy to standardize treatment protocols. But it is difficult to standardize patients."
"On more than one occasion I have seen patients develop dramatic postoperative bruising and bleeding because of protocol-mandated therapies aimed at preventing the development of blood clots in the legs after surgery. Had these therapies been left up to the clinical judgment of the surgeon, many of these patients might not have had the complication."
"Sometimes—as in the case of John Natale of Arlington, Illinois, who began a 10-month sentence in November because he miscoded bills on five patients upon whom he repaired complicated abdominal aortic aneurysms—the penalty can even include prison."
"A June 2012 survey of 36,000 doctors in active clinical practice by the Doctors and Patients Medical Association found 90 percent of doctors believe the medical system is “on the wrong track” and 83 percent are thinking about quitting. Another 85 percent said “the medical profession is in a tailspin.” 65 percent say that “government involvement is most to blame for current problems.” In addition, 2 out of 3 physicians surveyed in private clinical practice stated they were “just squeaking by or in the red financially.” "
What it actually did was force doctors to wedge their patients and their services into predetermined, ill-fitting categories."
"each procedure code was assigned a specific value, by a panel of experts, based supposedly upon the amount of time and labor it required. It didn’t matter if an operation was being performed by a renowned surgical expert—perhaps the inventor of the procedure—or by a doctor just out of residency doing the operation for the first time. They both got paid the same."
"the hospital is incentivized to attach as many adjunct diagnostic codes as possible to try to increase the Medicare payday"
"This coding system leads inevitably to distortions in epidemiological data [the information medical professionals use to track ailments across different regions and populations]."
"Being pressured into following a pre-determined set of protocols inhibits clinical judgment, especially when it comes to atypical problems. Some medical educators are concerned that excessive reliance on these protocols could make students less likely to recognize and deal with complicated clinical presentations that don’t follow standard patterns. It is easy to standardize treatment protocols. But it is difficult to standardize patients."
"On more than one occasion I have seen patients develop dramatic postoperative bruising and bleeding because of protocol-mandated therapies aimed at preventing the development of blood clots in the legs after surgery. Had these therapies been left up to the clinical judgment of the surgeon, many of these patients might not have had the complication."
"Sometimes—as in the case of John Natale of Arlington, Illinois, who began a 10-month sentence in November because he miscoded bills on five patients upon whom he repaired complicated abdominal aortic aneurysms—the penalty can even include prison."
"A June 2012 survey of 36,000 doctors in active clinical practice by the Doctors and Patients Medical Association found 90 percent of doctors believe the medical system is “on the wrong track” and 83 percent are thinking about quitting. Another 85 percent said “the medical profession is in a tailspin.” 65 percent say that “government involvement is most to blame for current problems.” In addition, 2 out of 3 physicians surveyed in private clinical practice stated they were “just squeaking by or in the red financially.” "
The Minimum Wage Delusion, and the Death of Common Sense | Cato Institute
The Minimum Wage Delusion, and the Death of Common Sense | Cato Institute: "Workers who retain their jobs are made better off but only at the expense of unskilled, mostly young, workers who either lose their jobs or can’t find a job at the legal minimum."
Electoral College Was Framers' Antidote to Popular Vote | Cato Institute
Electoral College Was Framers' Antidote to Popular Vote | Cato Institute: "The Framers meticulously crafted an electoral model that reduced sectionalism and reinforced minority rights. Instead, popular voting would favor regions with high voter density and large states over small. “One man, one vote” may be the rallying cry of a democracy; but that is not our form of governance.
We are a constitutional republic; political outcomes are not always determined by majority rule. … For example, it takes two-thirds of Congress to override presidential vetoes, approve treaties, impeach a president, or expel a member of Congress."
We are a constitutional republic; political outcomes are not always determined by majority rule. … For example, it takes two-thirds of Congress to override presidential vetoes, approve treaties, impeach a president, or expel a member of Congress."
At Last, Justice for Locked-in Juveniles? | Cato Institute
At Last, Justice for Locked-in Juveniles? | Cato Institute: "Children who end up in juvenile courts often do not get due process protections like written complaints presenting the charges against them … or meaningful assistance of counsel"
“They languished over long weekends without proper hearings, were not read their Miranda rights and received crucial court documents just before hearings, if they received them at all …”
"students were jailed for infractions as minor as talking back to teachers or wearing socks that violated school dress codes.
“Some students had been shipped 80 miles to a juvenile detention center without probable cause or legal representation.” "
“They languished over long weekends without proper hearings, were not read their Miranda rights and received crucial court documents just before hearings, if they received them at all …”
"students were jailed for infractions as minor as talking back to teachers or wearing socks that violated school dress codes.
“Some students had been shipped 80 miles to a juvenile detention center without probable cause or legal representation.” "
More than 85,000 veterans treated last year over alleged military sex abuse, report says | Fox News
More than 85,000 veterans treated last year over alleged military sex abuse, report says | Fox News: "More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military,"
"It really is the case that a veteran can simply walk through the door, say they've had this experience, and we will get them hooked up with care. There's no documentation required. They don't need to have reported it at the time,"
"The VA says 1 in 5 women and 1 in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma"
"It really is the case that a veteran can simply walk through the door, say they've had this experience, and we will get them hooked up with care. There's no documentation required. They don't need to have reported it at the time,"
"The VA says 1 in 5 women and 1 in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma"
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