Volconvo Debate Forums - View Single Post - British Government legalizes maggots for peasants

Kyran · Feb 23, 2004, 08:44 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/23/offbe...reut/index.html

This amazing story is brought to you by the media, government health care, and the general welfare.

The article reads, "British doctors will be able to prescribe maggots to patients with infected wounds, a hospital official said. He said the state National Health Service had realized that maggots were a cheaper and more beneficial way of treating wounds than using conventional medicine."

Boy, I can't wait for government health care here in America. Aren't you guys excited? It's a good thing the GOVERNMENT came up with this idea, because nowhere in America would "Big Joe's Maggot Clinic" succeed.

I wonder if poor uninsured CHILDREN over there would be prescribed MAGGOTS; since it's SO "cost-effective." Where's those socialist advocates of National Everything now?

The point I'm trying to make here is this. The private sector got us out of the dark ages (including medicine) and Big Brother is dragging people BACK to it. There is nothing progressive about Government Health Care, but rather Regressive and Regrettable. The factor of monetary interest in technological pursuits is mandatory to innovation. If one cannot "capitalize" on inventions, then one will NEVER invent.

Government does not seek profit like the entrepeneur. This maggot "treatment" did not come back from the 1500s by competing in a free market but rather by Government Decision. Let it be an example.

I hope that this article and commentary influence your opinion on capitalism. The alternative is just plain disgusting. Of course, anyone who wants to disagree with me is welcome to argue.

Feb 23, 2004, 08:44 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Kyran Igneous Magma Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 451	http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/23/offbe...reut/index.html This amazing story is brought to you by the media, government health care, and the general welfare. The article reads, "British doctors will be able to prescribe maggots to patients with infected wounds, a hospital official said. He said the state National Health Service had realized that maggots were a cheaper and more beneficial way of treating wounds than using conventional medicine." Boy, I can't wait for government health care here in America. Aren't you guys excited? It's a good thing the GOVERNMENT came up with this idea, because nowhere in America would "Big Joe's Maggot Clinic" succeed. I wonder if poor uninsured CHILDREN over there would be prescribed MAGGOTS; since it's SO "cost-effective." Where's those socialist advocates of National Everything now? The point I'm trying to make here is this. The private sector got us out of the dark ages (including medicine) and Big Brother is dragging people BACK to it. There is nothing progressive about Government Health Care, but rather Regressive and Regrettable. The factor of monetary interest in technological pursuits is mandatory to innovation. If one cannot "capitalize" on inventions, then one will NEVER invent. Government does not seek profit like the entrepeneur. This maggot "treatment" did not come back from the 1500s by competing in a free market but rather by Government Decision. Let it be an example. I hope that this article and commentary influence your opinion on capitalism. The alternative is just plain disgusting. Of course, anyone who wants to disagree with me is welcome to argue.