Zitat des Tages über Ration:
I've never had a particularly sweet tooth. In fact, during the war, I used to swap my sweet ration coupons with my father - and he'd give me his clothing coupons in return. Looking good was more important to me than scoffing sweets.
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'
The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual.
In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty.
Thou shalt not ration justice.
The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision will be whether we ration care with our eyes open.
If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.
I don't want doctors and patients to be having to - having to literally ration care, take away that relationship by having the government come in and interfere.
The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80% of the total health care bill out there. There is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place. The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.
I don't generally follow sports. At an early age, I discovered that nature had apportioned me only a small reserve of enthusiasm. Best to ration.
