With the growing list of bailouts and stimulus packages (not to mention Obamacare, and U.S. troop presence in over 200 countries), multi-billion and even trillion dollar expenditures by our Federal Government have become a common occurrence. Where is the money coming from? A major source is the seemingly never-ending supply of dollars from the Federal Reserve and many predict that this setting up an untenable future for the value of the dollar. In this podcast, James Wilson of Downsize DC speaks with Michael Ostrolenk about what value-backed competing currencies might emerge in the event the public loses faith in fiat money.
Category Archives: Take Back Medicine Podcast
Health Care Freedom Zones
The personal medical freedoms of Americans have been in many ways on the decline well before the signing of the PPACA last March and the result is often, tragically, lost lives. Patients looking to innovative, possibly life-saving medical treatments are met by bureaucratic red tape created by government agencies like the FDA and state medical boards. In this podcast, Benjamin Barr, J.D. of the Wyoming Liberty Group discusses with Michael Ostrolenk an innovative solution to resecure our lost rights – Health Care Freedom Zones.
Survey of American Medical Privacy Concerns
Are American’s concerned that the widespread push for implementation of electronic medical records will affect the privacy of their medical history? Insurance companies and the government often tout claims that patients welcome the convenience of EHRs but brush aside questions about privacy.
In this interview with Michael Ostrolenk, Deborah Peel, MD of www.PatientPrivacyRights.org discusses a recent Zogby poll that queried 2,000 patients about their attitudes about how their personal information is handled. The results suggest that insurance companies, bureaucrats, and legislators need to reexamine their assumptions and take a more serious approach to protecting patient privacy.
As well as discussing the survey, Dr. Peel also debunks other common EHR myths including “deidentified” medical data mining and the “cost savings” of EHR implementation.
Transpartisan Opposition to ObamaCare
Michael Ostrolenk speaks with progressive blogger Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake.com about the opposition from across the political spectrum to the so called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of the main components of PPACA these groups object to is the mandate forcing individuals to buy health insurance from private coroporations – health insurance that they may not want and may not cover care they will need. In this short conversation Michael and Ms. Hamsher look at the resasons, some similar some not, folks from all political points of view dislike this provision. They also discuss the implications that the unpopular new health care law has for the upcoming elections.
Virtues of a Small Constitutionally Limited Federal Government
Jim Babka, President of www.DownsizeDC.org speaks with Michael Ostrolenk about the mission of his organization to educate the public and politicians on the virtues of a small and constitutionally limited federal government. DownSizeDC is working towards the passage of several bills in Congress to help accomplish this goal. The “Read The Bills Act” would make Congress read their bills before voting on them. The “One Subject at a Time Act” would stop Congress from combining unrelated bills.