Posted by YOGI BRONX on May 25, 2009, at 14:08:06
In reply to Re: Feel sick asking for meds » YOGI BRONX, posted by yxibow on May 25, 2009, at 8:02:57
Dear Jay,
Since I have a mental illness, I would choose to consult an expert in that field. Were it not for the licensing laws, I would have a variety of experts to choose from, not exemplars of the same cookie-cutter.
If the expert told me that he thought I needed a particular medication, I would obtain it, or not, as I decided, without the necessity of his approving my acquisition. (If he told me to take morphine for my depression, I would probably not do so.)
Market competition, free of government licensing, would make both resorts to treatment MUCH CHEAPER and would restore the medical expert's consultation to the SERVICE position that it is, thus eliminating the demeaning and embarrassing process that seeking medical advice has become.
The government, the AMA, and other organizations would be free to approve service workers. I would take their judgments into account but their approval would not be mandatory for the service workers to practice their professions.
Your attitude proclaims a complete indoctrination by health care industry propaganda.
Cordially,
Yogi
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