{"id":86078,"date":"2016-01-21T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T03:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=86078"},"modified":"2016-01-21T19:20:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T03:20:50","slug":"is-one-purpose-of-obamacare-killing-off-old-white-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=86078","title":{"rendered":"Is One Purpose Of Obamacare Killing Off Old White Guys?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.unz.com\/isteve\/eastern-english-are-about-38ths-anglo-saxon\/#comments\">Comment to Steve Sailer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Steve, have you ever investigated\/considered that one utilitarian element of Obamacare was to hurry the exit of old white guys who vote republican?<\/p>\n<p>My father is 85, Catholic, former Marine, and general grumpy conservative old guy. He had a stroke two weeks ago, and the family is amazed at how many insurance firewalls we\u2019ve bumped up against that were not there ten years ago when my 92 year old grandmother required similar care.<\/p>\n<p>It being the election year that is is, it occurred to me that yes, the left would certainly like my dad to be gone by election day.<\/p>\n<p>* Sarah Palin, whatever else you think about her, was right about the Death Panels.<\/p>\n<p>Rationing care, especially for the about to die old folks, is the only way to control health care costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment to Steve Sailer: Steve, have you ever investigated\/considered that one utilitarian element of Obamacare was to hurry the exit of old white guys who vote republican? 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