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The Deer Hunter and healthcare reform

Jan 5, 2010• 9

By Matthew Holt

Greg Pawleski sent me this little tale. This is the pull-off SR 61 and Adamsdale Rd in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. The deer was hit there. The couch was dumped there previously. Day two, the deer was on the couch. Day three, the end table and lamp showed up. Day four, the TV and TV stand showed up. The Trooper had to call PENN DOT and wait because of all the people stopping to take pictures. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SIGN.

Deer

The cardboard caption in front of the deer on the couch reads: “Sorry Hunters. Obama ruined healthcare. We can’t afford to have injured hunters on our conscience. Stayed home. Sorry. The deer.”

This Just In

Nov 20, 2009• 4

By ARON BOROS

Yesterday, but the U.S. Treatment Services Task Force announced that leeches aren’t a particularly good treatment for most ailments. While noting that leeches might still be useful for certain specific circulation disorders, the USTSTF recommended against their use in other situations, like treating fever and abdominal pains.

Although the Task Force has no power to make anyone do anything, Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich) was heard on NPR’s Morning Edition saying, “Some people discounted the idea that the government would actually put people to death … this actually is really showing how the insidious encroachment of government between the patient and their doctor plays out.” Camp neglected to address the facts: (1) overuse of leeches is expensive, and science-based recommendations about appropriate use would save the government money without harming patients, and (2) bloodletting can lead to negative side effects, such as upsetting the body’s natural humoral balance.