Comments for Peters for Iowa Senate District 15 http://peters4iowa2010.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on A Moral Measure of Good Government by The Moral Liberal http://peters4iowa2010.com/a-moral-measure-of-good-government/#comment-138 The Moral Liberal Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:05 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=407#comment-138 <strong>The Great Commandment in the Law...</strong> trackback from The Moral Liberal... The Great Commandment in the Law…

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]]> Comment on A Moral Measure of Good Government by Tweets that mention Peters for Iowa Senate District 15 » Blog Archive » A Moral Measure of Good Government -- Topsy.com http://peters4iowa2010.com/a-moral-measure-of-good-government/#comment-137 Tweets that mention Peters for Iowa Senate District 15 » Blog Archive » A Moral Measure of Good Government -- Topsy.com Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:21:20 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=407#comment-137 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joe Revolution, Mikhail I. Mikhail I said: Peters for Iowa Senate District 15 » Blog Archive » A Moral ...: Coming back to biblical terms, individual soverei... http://bit.ly/cG3107 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joe Revolution, Mikhail I. Mikhail I said: Peters for Iowa Senate District 15 » Blog Archive » A Moral …: Coming back to biblical terms, individual soverei… http://bit.ly/cG3107 [...]

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Steve Hoodjer's Iowa Freedom Report | Dr. Christoper Peters: “Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Greatest Moral Failing” http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-136 Steve Hoodjer's Iowa Freedom Report | Dr. Christoper Peters: “Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Greatest Moral Failing” Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:03:30 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-136 [...] Libertarian candidate for State Senate District 15, Dr. Christopher Peters sent Iowa Freedom Report this posting from his campaign website.  The actual article is quite in-depth and includes several graphs, so we’ll only excerpt it here.  If you’ve got a few minutes, the entire piece is worth a read and available here. [...] [...] Libertarian candidate for State Senate District 15, Dr. Christopher Peters sent Iowa Freedom Report this posting from his campaign website.  The actual article is quite in-depth and includes several graphs, so we’ll only excerpt it here.  If you’ve got a few minutes, the entire piece is worth a read and available here. [...]

]]> Comment on Welfare for Libertarians? by Christopher http://peters4iowa2010.com/welfare-for-libertarians/#comment-53 Christopher Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:25:42 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=292#comment-53 Great comments and observations, Al; thanks! I agree that there will have to be some form of rationing, regardless of which direction (private or public) we proceed. I would greatly favor a truly free market for healthcare services (as you have in your specialty). Without CMS and insurers setting reimbursement rates, I expect we would see greater competition among physicians, pharmacies and device manufacturers, resulting in reduced costs for many services (and, likely, increased reimbursements for physicians who do not perform procedures). At the same time, if patients were directly responsible for the cost of their healthcare (or, at least, a substantial portion of it), they would hopefully make better decisions regarding lifestyle choices and the healthcare services they pursue. It would be a form of self-rationing, as opposed to rationing being imposed "from above" by government or insurance carriers. Great comments and observations, Al; thanks! I agree that there will have to be some form of rationing, regardless of which direction (private or public) we proceed. I would greatly favor a truly free market for healthcare services (as you have in your specialty). Without CMS and insurers setting reimbursement rates, I expect we would see greater competition among physicians, pharmacies and device manufacturers, resulting in reduced costs for many services (and, likely, increased reimbursements for physicians who do not perform procedures). At the same time, if patients were directly responsible for the cost of their healthcare (or, at least, a substantial portion of it), they would hopefully make better decisions regarding lifestyle choices and the healthcare services they pursue. It would be a form of self-rationing, as opposed to rationing being imposed “from above” by government or insurance carriers.

]]> Comment on Welfare for Libertarians? by al cram http://peters4iowa2010.com/welfare-for-libertarians/#comment-52 al cram Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:26:51 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=292#comment-52 The biggest problem with health care cost is "knowledge leap". I started to say "knowledge creep" to describe the scientific advances in diagnosis and treatment, but realized that since my graduation from medical school the scientific advances have been leaping along rather than creeping slowly up hill. Unless we place some kind of barrier in the way of scientific inquiry we will continue to learn more. New diagnostic methods are likely to be even more intensive and costly, to require more sophisticated and expensive maintainence and technical skills, and will lead inevitably to more expensive treatments. If we were to drop back to diagnostic measures and treatments availble in 1956 we could cut medical costs drastically. Of course there would be no neonatal intensive care units, no Intravenous nutrition measures, no cardiac care units, no cardiac stents or carotid stents, and though there were some hip prostheses then there would be no knee replacements or other joint replacements, no transplants, only a few antibiotics, etc., etc., etc..! I don't think people would go for that. Our other choice is to ration health care. Very painful, but we will have no choice at some point. It is already being done in most of the countries that are held up as shining lights compared to our system here. The waiting lines for non life threatening problems is getting longer and some deaths inevitably occur during that wait. In the US that would result in law suits. Who shall we sue?? The physician who assigned us to the list, the government that placed the barriers that created the longer wait?? I think the methods tried by Oregon state was a step in the right direction, but I'm not sure it is still functioning today. I don't have a good solution, but we must find a solution of some sort or there will be disastrous consequences somewhere down the line. Al The biggest problem with health care cost is “knowledge leap”. I started to say “knowledge creep” to describe the scientific advances in diagnosis and treatment, but realized that since my graduation from medical school the scientific advances have been leaping along rather than creeping slowly up hill. Unless we place some kind of barrier in the way of scientific inquiry we will continue to learn more. New diagnostic methods are likely to be even more intensive and costly, to require more sophisticated and expensive maintainence and technical skills, and will lead inevitably to more expensive treatments. If we were to drop back to diagnostic measures and treatments availble in 1956 we could cut medical costs drastically. Of course there would be no neonatal intensive care units, no Intravenous nutrition measures, no cardiac care units, no cardiac stents or carotid stents, and though there were some hip prostheses then there would be no knee replacements or other joint replacements, no transplants, only a few antibiotics, etc., etc., etc..! I don’t think people would go for that. Our other choice is to ration health care. Very painful, but we will have no choice at some point. It is already being done in most of the countries that are held up as shining lights compared to our system here. The waiting lines for non life threatening problems is getting longer and some deaths inevitably occur during that wait. In the US that would result in law suits. Who shall we sue?? The physician who assigned us to the list, the government that placed the barriers that created the longer wait?? I think the methods tried by Oregon state was a step in the right direction, but I’m not sure it is still functioning today. I don’t have a good solution, but we must find a solution of some sort or there will be disastrous consequences somewhere down the line.

Al

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by al cram http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-51 al cram Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:53:40 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-51 Very scarry and too true. Are there three politicians in the US who could get elected if they admit these truths?? Al Very scarry and too true. Are there three politicians in the US who could get elected if they admit these truths??

Al

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Christopher http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-28 Christopher Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:48:59 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-28 Thanks, Eric! And thanks for being such a good coach and mentor to Jake! Thanks, Eric! And thanks for being such a good coach and mentor to Jake!

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Eric Upchurch http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-27 Eric Upchurch Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:19:03 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-27 This is excellent Chris. Thank you for your efforts. This is excellent Chris. Thank you for your efforts.

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Christopher http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-23 Christopher Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:56:13 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-23 I hope they'll vote for libertarian or independent-minded candidates, regardless of political stripe! I hope they’ll vote for libertarian or independent-minded candidates, regardless of political stripe!

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Kevin Litten http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-22 Kevin Litten Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:50:56 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-22 There were a lot of graphs but most people visiting this page will probably see the first two lines and know the truth of your statements without going any further. If they don't, well we know which way they voted. There were a lot of graphs but most people visiting this page will probably see the first two lines and know the truth of your statements without going any further. If they don’t, well we know which way they voted.

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by Christopher http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-21 Christopher Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:24:47 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-21 I have to give a big thank you to my father, don't I? Thanks, Dad! I have to give a big thank you to my father, don’t I? Thanks, Dad!

]]> Comment on Debt: Our Gravest Threat and Our Greatest Moral Failing by richard peters http://peters4iowa2010.com/debt-our-gravest-threat-and-our-greatest-moral-failing/#comment-18 richard peters Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:48:22 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=247#comment-18 Very Good Very Good

]]> Comment on Iowa Budget History: Partisan Neutral by Christopher http://peters4iowa2010.com/iowa-budget-history-partisan-neutral/#comment-3 Christopher Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:02:55 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=187#comment-3 Steve, thanks so much for the comment, and the profile on your site! Steve, thanks so much for the comment, and the profile on your site!

]]> Comment on Iowa Budget History: Partisan Neutral by Steve Hoodjer's Iowa Freedom Report | Dr. Christopher Peters Runs for State Senate in District 15 http://peters4iowa2010.com/iowa-budget-history-partisan-neutral/#comment-2 Steve Hoodjer's Iowa Freedom Report | Dr. Christopher Peters Runs for State Senate in District 15 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:12:53 +0000 http://peters4iowa2010.com/?p=187#comment-2 [...] is available here, where his blog features an interesting commentary about the consistent rate of growth in government regardless of the party controlling the state legislature, a history that Republicans would be well served to learn.  His [...] [...] is available here, where his blog features an interesting commentary about the consistent rate of growth in government regardless of the party controlling the state legislature, a history that Republicans would be well served to learn.  His [...]

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