One of my opponents in the June 2 primary for Indiana’s 5th Congressional (INCD5), Dr. Chuck Dietzen, has been issued a “cease and desist” letter over Dr Chuck’s use, in various social media, of an image of Mother Theresa. 1/15
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Dr Chuck was quoted by IBJ a couple of months back: “a socialist approach will worsen things for patients.” The concept of “socialism” is not easily defined, but The American Heritage Medical Dictionary defines “socialized medicine”: 4/15
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as “a term used in the United States to describe and discuss systems of universal health care: medical and hospital care for all by means of government regulation of health care and subsidies derived from taxation.” 5/15
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If “socialized” health care is bad, then (1) USA’s health care system should B higher than 37th in the World and (2) of the 36 countries ahead of us, 34 - yes, all but 2 - should have systems based entirely or largely on socialized medicine. 6/15
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Stats for people who are non-white and poor reveal an apparent secret to Dr. Chuck and other candidates for the GOP nomination for INCD5: it sucks to be non-white and poor in the USA. 7/15
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For example, The Institute of Medicine compared USA to “16 of the most fairly comparable, high-income countries.” We come in last for infant mortality. Kids die because their parents lack access to health care. 8/15
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Dr Chuck & I participate in a virtual town hall tonight sponsored by the Noblesville, Carmel and Westfield GOP clubs. Dr Chuck has not addressed statistics for health care and the success of “socialized medicine” - or, as the rest of the World calls it, “health care.” 9/15
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Dr. Chuck either has to pull a big rabbit out of a multi-ethnic/racial hat, or be candid Our health care system kills the poor and non-white. As of 4/23/20, mortality rates for COVID-19 per 100,000 were 25.5 for black people, 10.6 for Latino people and 9.4 for white people. 10/15
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One group largely omitted from stats for COVID-19 consists of indigenous peoples. (The Guardian, 4/24/20). Not to tally up numbers does not = pandemic goes away, any more than eating foods w/o calory labels = you don’t get fat. 11/15
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And Dr. Chuck & the rest of my opponents in the INCD5 GOP primary appear to support trump as having been peachy-keen in handling the pandemic. As a health care professional, Dr. Chuck should be ashamed for this and his other health care policy positions. 12/15
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Full disclosure: I’m white, but unlike Dr. Chuck & the others, I advocate programs that rely upon traditional values - equality under the law, progressive income taxes, restoration of estate taxes, protection of women’s rights, and clean water and air. 13/15
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I look forward to working with President Joe Biden. We should reach across the aisle and work together to solve our problems. Besides, the loser (by 3 million votes in 2016) in the Oval Office looks to be going down. 14/15
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I’m Mark Small, a candidate for U.S. House in INCD5 on the June 2 GOP primary ballot. I am proud to be pro-science. We have to take the GOP back from a minority - nut bags who push hurtful policies. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 15/15
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