Because I had the oddest thought while surfing around this morning: After I’m imprisoned for not “purchasing” government-issued health care coverage, maybe I’ll be able to get some actual health care. I just hope they don’t shoot my dogs first.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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That would be funny Joel except it makes to damn much sense.
Miss Violet
Make that – ….too damn much sense. 😉
Miss V
The thing is that, if you stay there and below the radar, nobody will be looking for you anyway. If, however, you really need to access any sort of health care, the target is painted on your forehead immediately.
Get your eyes taken care of ASAP… the window of opportunity is closing fast. sigh
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I saw this and immediately thought of you all http://9gag.com/gag/a1AQY4R lol
From ML; “Get your eyes taken care of ASAP… the window of opportunity is closing fast.”
Absolutely!! To be nosy, did you ever get details in the cataract removal?
I did. Just before my internet connection went down, in fact. It’ll cost at least $2500, probably more, for the right eye alone.
The push to digitise health records has been on for several years now – I suspect Joel’s recent visit to the eye doctor has already put him on the radar. Obviously I’m not privy to how Joel tcob with that visit – but odds are anything he gave them they’ve already put to the wild. That call Joel mentioned a month or so ago from some bureaucrat was probably just one small repercussion of the merger of fedgov and legal medicine.
I have enough trouble just getting in and out of a dentist’s office without providing a SS# while paying cash! In the absence of any helpful veterinarians living nearby – I’m already seriously considering seeking any needed medical care across the southern border. Haven’t been to a doctor for over 25 years – haven’t needed one. (yet)
I think a lot of people have little idea of how much of their personal information will be available to various solicitors and scamsters if this Affordable Care Act takes hold. That’s not counting the amazing amount of information some people will volunteer to absolute strangers who merely call them on the telephone. It hardly needs said – but your data is big business now.
Britain tried to put medical records on a central database, and it failed spectacularly. I suspect that the computer contract was a crony deal, several hundred million £ for something that didn’t work. Thank goodness it didn’t work – the last thing I want is a competent state
I get periodic grief from the cops because I’ve never seen my current quack, my old one sold his practice about 10 years back, and my records went to the buyer, I’ve changed address since then, and new quack told the cops I wasn’t registered with him – our gun licensing forms require the name of your quack and giving permission for the cops to get access to your medical records.
That put me in an awkward spot – as “giving false information” on the firearm cert renewal form would have been a criminal offense – I said he was my quack, he said he wasn’t.
I’ve had about six or eight visits from cops over the last 2 years due to that – varying from amicable enough to downright officious and barging into my last address and poking around, picking things up.
at least one of the visits was months after I’d sorted out the SNAFU with the quack. The cop’s excuse – “you’re not registered with a doctor”
Welcome to cradle to grave state control. the more error codes it produces, the better.