By Richard Amerling, M.D.
Anyone who believes central control of the medical system is a good thing should read the report from Venezuela in the Wall Street Journal. Here’s an excerpt:
“His heart failing fast, Pedro Gonzalez checked into one of Venezuela’s leading public hospitals in September, hoping for a new heart valve to save his life. . . . In late November, the director of cardiovascular surgery at the University Hospital sent out letters to the cardiology ward’s patients, telling them they were being discharged. The reason cited: a dearth of operating room supplies — no catheters, no working blood-processing machine, no heart valves. A week later . . . he collapsed and died in front of the altar.
“Inflation, at nearly 70 percent, is the highest in the world, and the International Monetary Fund says the economy will contract 7 percent this year. Widespread nationalizations and price controls have hobbled local industry, and currency controls starved the country of dollars provided by the state and needed to pay for imports. The result: shortages of everything from car parts to toilet paper and medical supplies in a country that produces few of its consumer goods.
Read Full Article at NewsMax.com:
http://www.newsmax.com/RichardAmerling/Price-Controls-FDR-Pedro-Gonzalez-Harvard/2015/03/16/id/630323/
