Learn to Challenge the Status Quo ~ By Dr. Ben Carson

I can't remember how many times during my medical career I was told, "You can't do that; no one has done that before" or "Do you think all the incredibly bright people who have preceded you didn't think of that?" Certainly, if I had listened to those comments instead of critically analyzing the problems and using the triumphs and mistakes of others to produce innovative solutions, my career path would have been considerably different.

We have these magnificent brains with outstanding reasoning ability in order to be creative and to critically analyze what we hear and see. We must stop acting like pawns and start acting like masters of our own destiny.  ~~ Dr. Ben Carson

This is where I introduce Dr. Benjamin Carson to this blog. I became aware of him early last year. In 1984, he was named director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children¹s Center, a position he retired from on June 30, 2013. Released early in 2012, Dr. Carson's fifth book, "America The Beautiful," made The New York Times best-seller list. Dr. Carson has made frequent appearances on Fox News. I've included a very recent segment where he was talking with Neil Cavuto about problems with ObamaCare:

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When you see the video above, and read the column, I'm sure that you'll easily understand why I need to include Dr. Carson and his wisdom in this blog. We can not afford to remain pawns, but we will if we remain too complacent to take any action. This country needs people like Dr. Ben Carson to lead by example. It's time for us to quit being pawns, because it isn't just a game of chess we're talking about here. It's our freedom.



Learn to Challenge the Status Quo

Dr. Ben Carson

By Dr. Ben Carson

Friday, 03 Jan 2014 11:14 AM

In the game of chess, pawns are just used for the purposes of the royal pieces. In real life, many in power selfishly use "pawns" — average citizens — while at the same time vociferously proclaiming that they are the only ones looking out for the interests of the pawns, who happily follow their commands, thinking that this "royal" contingent has their interests in mind.

However, in a chess game, a pawn can become any one of the royal pieces, if it can make it to the other side of the board. The opponent will do almost anything to keep one from reaching its goal, because that would interfere with the power structure. If they can keep the pawns on their side of the board, where it is much safer, the status quo can be maintained.

Although no analogy is perfect, it is pretty easy to see the point here. By keeping large groups of Americans complacent and afraid of challenging authority, the position, wealth, and status of those in power is secure. The last thing they want is for independent-thinking citizens to realize that this country was designed for them and not for an arrogant ruling class. They dread the possibility of people scrutinizing their words and deeds, and holding them accountable for the same.

By using strong-arm tactics and a sheepishly compliant news media, the supposed guardians of truth, they have become very successful at pawn control.

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Obamacare: Shortcut to socialism ~ By Henry Lamb

In this morning's commentary, Henry Lamb does an outstanding job explaining why ObamaCare is a shortcut to Socialism. Why do you think they want to get ObamaCare passed so quick? They know this could be their best chance, and maybe last chance, to "transform" America into a Marxist "utopia."

Perhaps the worst consequence of Obamacare is the expansion of a culture that depends upon government; that teaches that government can bestow rights, whether to health care, education, a living wage, or all the other so-called rights listed in the socialists' agenda.

Obamacare, if enacted, is indeed a shortcut to socialism.

By Henry Lamb

Posted: March 13, 2010 ~ 1:00 am Eastern

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The official title is the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (bill text here), popularly known as "Obamacare," passed by the Senate in the wee-hours of Christmas Eve. This 2,400-page monstrosity does what no enemy of America has ever been able to do: transform the land of the free into the home of the enslaved.

For the first time in the history of the nation, the federal government will force its citizens to purchase a product.

If Americans – through their elected officials – accept this principle, there is nothing to prevent the federal government from forcing its citizens to purchase any other product the government decides its citizens should have.

Nowhere does the Constitution authorize the federal government to require its citizens to purchase anything. The writers of this bill, however, conclude that even though insurance sales may be limited by each state, health insurance is still sold across state lines, and therefore is subject to federal regulations under the commerce clause, and that regulatory authority includes the authority to force citizens to purchase health insurance, whether they want it or not.

Individuals who fail to purchase the required insurance will be fined 1/12 of the annual cost of the required insurance with penalties "not to exceed 300 percent"(Chapter 48, Section 5000A, page 321 ff).

As bad as this legislation is, it is just the first step toward a much worse condition: government control of health care.

That's the plan.

Like a master snake-oil salesman, Obama loudly condemns the horrible insurance companies that increase rates and make profits, as the reason the government must act to provide relief to consumers.

He ignores the fact that increased rates are required to pay the increased costs of providing health-care service. He ignores the fact that much of the increased cost of service is the unintended consequence of government's involvement in health care.

There are two primary reasons why health care is unaffordable for some citizens: 1) the misguided belief of some that everyone has a "right" to health care; and 2) government's efforts to provide health care to everyone, including people who are in our country illegally.

In its effort to provide more health care to more people, the government has distorted the market, and the consequence has been removal of the cost factor from the consumer. In a free market, the consumer is king. It is the purchase that triggers the flow of money. Providers compete for the consumer's purchase by offering products and services at prices low enough to incite the consumer to act. Consumers shop and compare, denying dollars to providers whose price is too high or service is too low.

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