Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Category Archives: Medicare
A Medical Hobson’s Choice
In a post titled Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes last week I expressed my opinion that healthcare is at the core of America’s financial crisis, and that the profession of doctor is being corrupted by the medical industrial complex through the … Continue reading
Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes
The financial crisis in healthcare dwarfs all other federal budget problems. It is an iceberg, and the ship of state is headed right for it. The ACA does not do enough to rein in medical costs that continue to outpace … Continue reading
Red Tsunami
A tsunami doesn’t behave like I used to think. I used to think of it as an approaching wall of water, but now that I have seen the clips from Japan I realize it is more like an oozing tide … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Health, Medicare, Medicine, Obamacare
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, EMTALA, Neurological Disorders, Tsunami
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Uncle Sam’s Protection Racket
George Will, that persistently pedantic pundit of politics, now chooses in today’s Joplin Globe (3/14/11) to peruse the constitutionality of mandatory health insurance, i.e., the Affordable healthCare Act, a.k.a., ObamaCare. I enjoy watching George on television, but his writing, not … Continue reading
A Message From Your Dutch Uncle
Two things motivate me to expand on the idea that fixing medical care is the key to our financial woes. One is that despite all my words, even some of my blog correspondents do not understand the central concept of what … Continue reading
Bitter Medicine
It is astonishing to me how the two the political parties continue to argue about the economy when the facts are well known. The posturing is demagoguery on both sides, so I submit that it is time for a simple … Continue reading
An Economic Conversation
Having been inspired by my recent trip into the past in the time machine left to me by my distant ancestor, Dr. Wells, I recently resolved to test its functions for traveling into the Floyd’s house was a modest, well, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Government size, Government waste, Humor, Medicare
Tagged ACA, humor, MediCaid, Medicare, tax code, tax code reform, tax preparers
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 