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Thog's Science Masterclass #19
Aug. 10th, 2009 08:05 pmA big tip of the hat to
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fledgist for this one.Over at Investor's Business Daily, where all the bright folk hang out, they've apparently been running a series on "Government-Run Healthcare: A Prescription For Failure" -- and it's rooted in the kind of in-depth research that has all along marked the right's approach to the subject.
Take this, for example, drawn from their July 31 editorial "How House Bill Runs Over Grandma" in which they demonstrate the folly of a national health service -- any national health service -- by laying into Britain's NHS:
People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.
QUIZ
1) In which country was Stephen Hawking born?
2) In which country did Stephen Hawking receive the medical care and medical technology that kept him alive?
3) In which country has Stephen Hawking spent all his life?
4) In which country has Stephen Hawking done and in which country does Stephen Hawking still do all of his brilliant research?
5) Are the editorial staffers of Investor's Business Daily dumber than a sack of hammers?
Your Score
5 answers correct: you're an at least normally intelligent and knowledgeable human being and probably over the age of eight
0 answers correct: well, the good news is that Investor's Business Daily has an editorial job for YOU!
