There has been debate in the news lately regarding the end of life or so called ‘death’ panels.
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Advocates feel that support and education is a bonus. Opposition claims it is an imposition of government, herding and pushing people in a direction. The truth is that it could be either of those things. It depends mostly upon the bias of the current administrators and implementers of the program.
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Even if a panel of doctors is in charge, some doctors favor a liberal and others favor a conservative perspective. The matter is really more of a philosophical, personal, and/or religious matter than a purely medical one.
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This addresses an important general issue. When the government creates policies to channel or guide the public, it opens the door to the bias of whatever the philosophy of the current administration may be. Even if the current administration is fully well intended, a system would be put in place that would allow for future, perhaps tyrannical, administrations to impose their will upon the people. It essentially opens the door for a controlling 1984 big brother type of system from either side of the philosophical/political spectrum, if not in the present time, then perhaps in future administrations.
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This is also seen in the arena of food. People in power have their convictions. Some say, for example, milk is good for you. Others say it should not even be allowed in school lunches. Some say only skim milk, others say only whole milk is okay. Yet the problem is most complex. For example, transfats I believe are very unhealthy. There is much research to support that. Many feel they are worse for you than cigarettes. Let us assume that is true. What to do? Should restaurants be allowed to use them, without their customer’s knowledge? Where should the line between just government control and over-the-top imposition of will be drawn? The balance is most delicate.
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As with all things, evolution of consciousness must come first. Then and only then, will wise government reign. As is said, we get the government that the level of group consciousness merits.
