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  Socialized Medicine

  Ronald Reagan

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  In 1961 Reagan spoke out against socialized medicine. Since 1965 when Medicare and Medicaid were enacted, the federal government controls payment for most U.S. healthcare: hospitals, drugs, doctors, nurses, and so on. Has this been a blessing or a curse? 
  Milton Friedman, the small, talkative, smiling genius, perhaps the best economist ever, argued that governments should give the deserving needy money to buy education, housing, and healthcare, but should never give goods or services such as govenment schools, government housing, or medical services. 
  Would this small change make a big difference? Prior to 1965, U.S. health insurance was medically underwritten. When a person applied for insurance, they were weighed and tested to see how healthy they were. If they were unhealthy, premiums were high, and coverage limited. 
  The result was that people had powerful financial incentives to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle. Under Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare, medical underwriting is illegal and the financial incentive for a healthy diet is eliminated. Epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and chronic disease since 1965 are the result. And the cost of medical services without market competition has exploded. 
  If the elderly and needy were paid in cash rather than medical services, and purchased medical services in competitive, risk-based markets, people would have strong incentive to adopt fiber-based diets of vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, and avoid animal foods and low-fiber processed foods that promote chronic disease. 
  The left blames the food industry for our poor diet, but the federal government’s control of medical services and abolition of medical underwriting are the true causes of the obesity and diabetes crisis that afflicts America, and the reason healthcare is so amazingly expensive. Competitive markets would benefit the elderly, the needy, and the country. 
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  Why Do Governments Fail? - A...

  George Westlings, Richardson...

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  The book: “Why Do Governments Fail?” Its subtitle is “A Thorough Investigation Of How Absolute Power/Power Retention, Economic Prosperity, Poverty, General Insecurity, Corruption, Elected Candidates' Quality, Electorates' Positive Voting Behavior, Electoral System, & Party Ethics Influence Governments' Success/Failure. (Using Real Case Studies) Revised Version” measured various incidences leading to government failures or successes. An ugly trend among unpatriotic politicians to maintain their selfish grip on power against the majority wishes of the citizenry continues to contribute to government failures in most African countries, such as Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Libya, etc., while the respect for tenure of political offices in most Western nations continues to strengthen democratic precedents and benefits.  
  Economic prosperity is a yardstick upholding the democratic health of most advanced nations, such as the United States, with centuries of democratic practice, compared to economically challenged nations where some undemocratic forces capitalize on their countries’ staggering economic conditions to seize power through illegitimate means, such as the military coups that occurred in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. 
  The people, because of the unbearable poverty level in their countries, decide to rally support for these military juntas, forgetting the ugly events that took place in Libya. They never once consider the fact that Gaddafi also started as a people’s hero before allowing himself to be blinded by absolute power. The people rejoicing and singing praises to these military juntas today have never thought of the fact that their celebrated military rulers might become their worst Gaddafi of tomorrow. For instance, these juntas are gradually metamorphosing into Gaddafi’s tactics by elongating their tenure in office and postponing their countries’ election timetables indefinitely.

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  Founding Fanatics - Extremism...

  Noah Eber-Schmid

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  Scholars and citizens have often assumed that dispassionate rationality, reciprocity, and nonviolent tolerance are necessary conditions for the sustained development of democracy. Accordingly, they reject oppositional parties that spurn consensus and terms of mutual respect—and often use force to accomplish their political goals—denouncing extremists as antidemocratic.Founding Fanatics questions this understanding, examining how moments of tension, violence, and extremism in the US have sometimes served the pursuit of political equality. Noah Eber-Schmid focuses his analysis on the American Founding era, presenting case studies of the early memorialization of the Boston Massacre, popular debates over Shays' Rebellion, the thought and practices of the Democratic Societies, and the use of the French Revolution in political discourse. From this account of popular politics in the Founding era, Eber-Schmid draws new insights for theoretical approaches to contemporary American democracy, challenging assumptions that extremism is always a negative or antidemocratic force. By recognizing the role that democratic extremism has played in the development of American popular democracy, political theorists and citizens will better understand how such movements may contribute to the struggle to deepen and expand political equality and participation that continues today.

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  Neurosultan Volume 2 - 100...

  Abhijit Naskar

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  An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself. 
  The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament, 2022Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting, 2022Girl Over God: The Novel, 2021Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability, 2022Bulldozer on Duty, 2022High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination, 2022

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  The Old Coast Road From Boston...

  Agnes Edwards

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  A delightful trip from Boston through a dozen South Shore towns to Plymouth, stopping in each to explore a bit of the local history and 'modern' highlights. Written in 1920, it's a great journey through the past. (Summary by Steve Mattern)

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  Our Search for Belonging - How...

  Howard J. Ross, JonRobert...

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  Why are we so divided today? Paradoxically, Howard Ross, author of Everyday Bias, says it's our compulsion to belong to a group--something hardwired into us-- that ends up making us deeply connected with some, yet deeply divided from others. Ross shows how we can overcome this growing tribalism. 
   
  We are living in a world of almost unparalleled separation. People are no longer disagreeing, but are instead disavowing each other's rights to an opinion. What is driving this polarization, and how can we overcome it? Howard Ross says that ironically it's our profound need to belong. He delves deeply into the powerful psychological, neurological, and biological forces that drive us to want to identify so strongly with a group we're sometimes even willing to sacrifice our individual identity. 
  Drawing on his decades of leadership in the diversity and inclusion field, Ross probes the depth and impact of this growing tribalism, the role social media plays in exacerbating it, the ways it impacts every aspect of the daily lives, and how to combat it.  Readers will gain tools for exploring contentious dialogue in healthier ways and guidelines for breaking down barriers and building bridges across difference, and organizations and institutions will be able to develop approaches that can open dialogue and encourage mutual understanding.

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