Friday, March 12, 2010

A glimpse into our Kafkaesque future under Obamacare

By Joesph Smith

"Merriam-Webster defines "Kafkaesque" in part as "having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality."

For a taste of the Kafkaesque under ObamaCare, consider the 159 new boards, panels and programs in the 2,733 page Senate Health bill, as compiled by Senate Republicans. These panels would be the face of ObamaCare for every aspect of every medical need of every American.

Now consider one citizen's prolonged run-in with the Social Security Administration, as described in a Wall Street Journal account of "the sometimes-Kafkaesque process debtors can face when challenging the validity of a claim." Keep in mind that one can substitute any of the 159 ObamaCare panels for the role of the Social Security Administration in what follows."

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