Comments on: Government-Run Amputation Panels http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/10/12/government-run-amputation-panels/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gil http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/10/12/government-run-amputation-panels/#comment-75045 Gil Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:49:47 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=8569#comment-75045 What ricketson wrote – the directors primary role is to optimise shareholder returns. In the free market version, if you want special shoes over amputation then you pay extra. If someone who had a cheap free market plan would however would be denied the shoes if it’s not covered.

]]> By: RobH http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/10/12/government-run-amputation-panels/#comment-75027 RobH Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:29:58 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=8569#comment-75027 Civil War amputation footage!!!! the laughs keep coming!

]]> By: ricketson http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/10/12/government-run-amputation-panels/#comment-75012 ricketson Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:50:30 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=8569#comment-75012 This type of tradeoff could occur in any system that faces pressure to minimize cost. But you’re right that a private company wouldn’t say “amputations are cheaper” — they would just say “footware not covered”.

It happens all the time today.

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