Good Morning to you Kirk,

...a couple of mornings late, I'm afraid.

Thank you so much for your comments. Of course I agree with everything you wrote, and appreciate some of the historical notes, especially from the medical perspective.

I noted this question:

"The real problem I see:  are there enough remaining with an allegiance to principles, as opposed to an allegiance to money, to accomplish this?"

Of course it should be strictly a matter of principle, but in thise case, even those who are only interested in money ought to see it is in their interest to overthrow (not violently) this oppressive government which is going to take whatever money they have and prevent them from making any more. [This assumes, of course they want EARN their money, not just acquite it, ala Bernie Madoff.]

Thanks again for you comments. Stay free!

Regi

Good Morning, Regi -

As a retired physician, I can attest to the abomination health care has become since federal intrusion began in 1965 under the guise of lbj's (small letter intended for that very small man) GREAT SOCIETY.  The legacy of the "great society", the welfare state and Viet Nam, should give pause to anyone that has at least one functioning neuron that anything govt does is good, much less will work or will actually help people. 

Milton Friedman did a study of health care inflation in the late 80's and the result was published in the WSJ on the editorial page when completed. While I do not remember all the findings and will not exert the effort to do so at this time, what I do remember is that federal intrusion into health care in 1965 and up to the point in time of the article in the late 80's mandated, thru "certification", what had become an increase in the number of hospital employees from 2/bed in 1965 to 11.5/bed when the article was written in the late 80's.  THIS IS GOVT IN ACTION.  All the "health care inflation" the govt was howling about at that time was GOVT CAUSED!!  Create a crisis then ride in to "solve" it, taking more rights each time, is the modus operandi of the creatures govt draws.  After millennia, one would not be faulted to ask "why" people continue to have faith in the faithless, hope in the hopeless and love charlatans that regularly take them and their rights to the cleaners.

I, too, want a revolution and desire the type of revolution you describe.  Govt can do nothing without first extracting from some to give to others.  If the EXTRACTEES refuse to allow the extraction (refusing to pay or refusing to earn pay to give), the entire rotten enterprise will fall down as indicated.  Carry this out over the economy and people will soon learn the reality that some of us already know:  govt cannot operate without first stealing from someone. 

The real problem I see:  are there enough remaining with an allegiance to principles, as opposed to an allegiance to money, to accomplish this? In the end, the freedom allowed by such a revolution would immensely improve the long term prospects of all.  Can those needed to pull this off see beyond the short term shortfall in money for the immense long term gains in freedom and prosperity that would be put in place?  I know what I hope the answers to these questions are.  Time will tell which is operative. 

Ultimately, we shall see if we live in America or amerika.

Kirk