Comments for Wyoming Liberty Group http://wyliberty.org Founding Principles Guiding Innovative Solutions Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Medical Freedom Zones by Increasing Access and Affordability with Medical Freedom Zones http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/#comment-752 Increasing Access and Affordability with Medical Freedom Zones Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:16:07 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?page_id=2783#comment-752 [...] Benjamin Barr, Counsel at the Wyoming Liberty Group, first spoke with Michael about the concept of Medical Freedom Zones back in 2010. He returns to dig deeper into this proposed mechanism that would Americans to bypass the burdensome bureaucratic barriers blocking their access to affordable and/or innovative medical treatments. This government over-regulation is creating a growing demand for medical tourism; 500,000 patients sought care outside of the U.S. in 2008. Mr. Barr recently coauthored a 68-page report outlining his proposal to help these patients find the care they need in the United States rather than abroad:http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/. [...] [...] Benjamin Barr, Counsel at the Wyoming Liberty Group, first spoke with Michael about the concept of Medical Freedom Zones back in 2010. He returns to dig deeper into this proposed mechanism that would Americans to bypass the burdensome bureaucratic barriers blocking their access to affordable and/or innovative medical treatments. This government over-regulation is creating a growing demand for medical tourism; 500,000 patients sought care outside of the U.S. in 2008. Mr. Barr recently coauthored a 68-page report outlining his proposal to help these patients find the care they need in the United States rather than abroad:http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/. [...]

]]> Comment on Medical Freedom Zones by Increasing Access and Affordability with Medical Freedom Zones | The Michael Ostrolenk Show http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/#comment-751 Increasing Access and Affordability with Medical Freedom Zones | The Michael Ostrolenk Show Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:07:12 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?page_id=2783#comment-751 [...] in 2008. Mr. Barr has recently coauthored a 68-page report on Medical Freedom Zones available at http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/. Tweet This entry was posted in Barr Benjamin, Free Market Solutions and tagged liberty, PPACA, [...] [...] in 2008. Mr. Barr has recently coauthored a 68-page report on Medical Freedom Zones available at http://wyliberty.org/liberty-brief/medical-freedom-zones/. Tweet This entry was posted in Barr Benjamin, Free Market Solutions and tagged liberty, PPACA, [...]

]]> Comment on Please Shut Up? No — More Speech is Better than Less by Maureen Bader http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/please-shut-up-no-more-speech-is-better-than-less/#comment-750 Maureen Bader Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:00:04 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3373#comment-750 What kind of group are you looking for? What kind of group are you looking for?

]]> Comment on Please Shut Up? No — More Speech is Better than Less by james wallace http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/please-shut-up-no-more-speech-is-better-than-less/#comment-749 james wallace Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:06:57 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3373#comment-749 Is there a group in Kentucky? Please advise if there is. Is there a group in Kentucky? Please advise if there is.

]]> Comment on Change Death Penalty Drug or Change the Method? by Howard Last http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/change-death-penalty-drug-or-change-the-method/#comment-746 Howard Last Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:57:32 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3505#comment-746 Isn't the objective to kill the Ba#$#$#? I don't care what method is used. Lets go back to hanging as this was the method used when the Bill of Rights was adopted, so it must be Constitutional. And lets go to the crime program Thomas Jefferson proposed when he was governor of Virginia. If you were sentenced to death on Tuesday, you were to be hung on Wednesday. The only exception was if you were convicted on Saturday, the hanging was on Monday. If the state elects to go with a firing squad, I will volunteer. I will even bring my own rifle and ammunition. But don't be surprised if the supremes want to rule on what ammunition to use. Isn’t the objective to kill the Ba#$#$#? I don’t care what method is used. Lets go back to hanging as this was the method used when the Bill of Rights was adopted, so it must be Constitutional. And lets go to the crime program Thomas Jefferson proposed when he was governor of Virginia. If you were sentenced to death on Tuesday, you were to be hung on Wednesday. The only exception was if you were convicted on Saturday, the hanging was on Monday. If the state elects to go with a firing squad, I will volunteer. I will even bring my own rifle and ammunition. But don’t be surprised if the supremes want to rule on what ammunition to use.

]]> Comment on The Face of Health Care Freedom by S. C. http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/the-face-of-health-care-freedom/#comment-739 S. C. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:51:26 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=2710#comment-739 Sven, there have been several children that died during these BMTs in Minnesota, and considering that only a total of 18 children have been given the transplant and at least 7 have died that I know of (possibly more, have not followed recently), the "90%" success rate is highly inflated. I know of at least one child whose BMT did not work and others whose condition did NOT improve. To say these BMTs are a gamble and a risk, at one million dollars a pop, let's just say they are highly unlikely to be called a 'cure' anytime soon. I would not get my child to have one no matter how sugar coated they tried to make it. We have had a TON of different medical insurances, and for 12 years we were DENIED practically everything. We even had a personal BANKRUPTCY because the bills became unbelievable. If the point of this article is to say that in this country there needs to be something people can do besides the National Health Care system, for God's sake, SAY SO! But to compare a system of National Care to a System of FOR PROFIT insurance companies who can and will put the interest of GREED before the health of the patient, it's an ill fitting argument. Like I said, I live EB every single day, I know first hand. Just because you had a happy story, that does not mean it works well for everyone, and as a matter of fact, if we had to compare any National Health Care system to a for-profit insurance system, you will clearly see a longer life expectancy, better overall health care and you would not be forcing people into Bankruptcy of American brought me. Food for thought. Sven, there have been several children that died during these BMTs in Minnesota, and considering that only a total of 18 children have been given the transplant and at least 7 have died that I know of (possibly more, have not followed recently), the “90%” success rate is highly inflated. I know of at least one child whose BMT did not work and others whose condition did NOT improve. To say these BMTs are a gamble and a risk, at one million dollars a pop, let’s just say they are highly unlikely to be called a ‘cure’ anytime soon. I would not get my child to have one no matter how sugar coated they tried to make it.
We have had a TON of different medical insurances, and for 12 years we were DENIED practically everything. We even had a personal BANKRUPTCY because the bills became unbelievable.
If the point of this article is to say that in this country there needs to be something people can do besides the National Health Care system, for God’s sake, SAY SO! But to compare a system of National Care to a System of FOR PROFIT insurance companies who can and will put the interest of GREED before the health of the patient, it’s an ill fitting argument. Like I said, I live EB every single day, I know first hand. Just because you had a happy story, that does not mean it works well for everyone, and as a matter of fact, if we had to compare any National Health Care system to a for-profit insurance system, you will clearly see a longer life expectancy, better overall health care and you would not be forcing people into Bankruptcy of American brought me. Food for thought.

]]> Comment on Budget Session Must Focus on Long Term Economy by Paul Bonneau http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/budget-session-must-focus-on-long-term-economy/#comment-724 Paul Bonneau Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:27 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3401#comment-724 I'm still waiting for the legislature to eliminate the last "temporary" sales tax hike, enacted in the '90's during the last downturn to cover the entitlement spending enacted in previous years. Our so-called "conservative" legislature seems determined to prove that they can spend like a drunken sailor, just as well as "liberals" can. During the last decade, discretionary spending actually tripled in this state. The first thing to do is fire some of those government employees. Most Wyomingites would consider it shameful that Wyoming has more of them per capita than every other state in the nation. What happened to that reputation for self-reliance? I’m still waiting for the legislature to eliminate the last “temporary” sales tax hike, enacted in the ’90′s during the last downturn to cover the entitlement spending enacted in previous years. Our so-called “conservative” legislature seems determined to prove that they can spend like a drunken sailor, just as well as “liberals” can. During the last decade, discretionary spending actually tripled in this state.

The first thing to do is fire some of those government employees. Most Wyomingites would consider it shameful that Wyoming has more of them per capita than every other state in the nation. What happened to that reputation for self-reliance?

]]> Comment on Private Profits Drive Public Health Program by Panel looks at improving data and communication among departments http://wyliberty.org/highlight2/private-profits-drive-public-health-program/#comment-710 Panel looks at improving data and communication among departments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:09:23 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=2265#comment-710 [...] show HCMS programs produced cost savings or improvements in health outcomes. To read the stories, click here. Caferro said she was not “vested” in all of Gardner’s programs, but wanted to make sure [...] [...] show HCMS programs produced cost savings or improvements in health outcomes. To read the stories, click here. Caferro said she was not “vested” in all of Gardner’s programs, but wanted to make sure [...]

]]> Comment on On “The Power of The Powerless” – A Tribute to Vaclav Havel 1936 — 2011 by Paul Bonneau http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/on-%e2%80%9cthe-power-of-the-powerless%e2%80%9d-a-tribute-to-vaclav-havel-1936-2011/#comment-709 Paul Bonneau Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:39:34 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3317#comment-709 Excellent article, Susan, thanks for that. But don't you think it needs a link to “The Power of The Powerless”? I managed to find an excerpted version, which was an excellent read. Excellent article, Susan, thanks for that. But don’t you think it needs a link to “The Power of The Powerless”? I managed to find an excerpted version, which was an excellent read.

]]> Comment on On “The Power of The Powerless” – A Tribute to Vaclav Havel 1936 — 2011 by Peter Saint-Andre http://wyliberty.org/highlight3/on-%e2%80%9cthe-power-of-the-powerless%e2%80%9d-a-tribute-to-vaclav-havel-1936-2011/#comment-708 Peter Saint-Andre Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:10:09 +0000 http://wyliberty.org/?p=3317#comment-708 Thank you for this remembrance of Havel. Although he was not exactly a libertarian in his political thought, he was deeply independent and a great fighter for human freedom. You might enjoy an essay I wrote about Czechoslovakia for Liberty magazine some years ago: http://stpeter.im/writings/rand/eyes.html Thank you for this remembrance of Havel. Although he was not exactly a libertarian in his political thought, he was deeply independent and a great fighter for human freedom.

You might enjoy an essay I wrote about Czechoslovakia for Liberty magazine some years ago: http://stpeter.im/writings/rand/eyes.html

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