Libertarians and how many hours for WM

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In a message dated 10/17/04 3:26:17 PM, writes:

 

 

> " I don't

> understand why most of the libertarians I know in the field are the

> ones who argue most adamantly for an entry level doc degree. "  

>

Perhaps because they see we are already unfree and would have to have the

entry level doc to be on a level playing field with all the other docs on the

block, not to mention the need to have a level of education needed to practice

independently.

 

" How can one's basic philosophy be opposed to unnecessary government

regs and yet also want to keep people out of the profession with

unnecessary bars to entry?  I have always found this odd about some

libertarians. "

 

We all still have to live in today while working on tomorrow. Libertarians

are necessarily realistic on our chances of freedom from government intervention

in our lives for a few generations, but that isn't necessarily that long.

Being free to practice as we wish in the interests of the patient is a necessary

part of the practice of any field of medicine, and restricting that practice

is both the government and the lobbying arm of other fields' venues. If CA

acupuncturists have had the Western scope for 20 years and our malpractice is

under a thousand a year, where is the need to remove it, if not for the

advantage

of not requiring our colleges to pay to enhance their physical plant and

academic culture to meet the needs of teaching Conventional medical basics to

the

level of independence? Is that level the DC or ND level, or RN? No. It is and

should be developed specifically for our profession and in fact may be

stronger in some aspects than RN or PA or DC or ND. There is no need to copy the

cut

of other peoples cookies to make our own, but we do have to be thoughtful

about it, and I do think that if we are to retain our independence, we must

develop and use the first professional doctorate degree.

 

" I think the anti-corporate

libertarianism that also rejects all regulation of contracts between

individuals such as Roger Wicke espouses in his writings is a much

more intellectually consistent libertarian philosophy.  In that model,

licensing is optional and buyer beware.  "

 

In a perfect world, or country, this would be wonderful. However, we are

here, and it ain't it, yet.

 

These are my personal opinions, and have no bearing on my representation

politically other than my own views when discussions of my representation and

its

separate views are developed. I am capable of having personal views that are

different from the views I may represent in another forum, which shows the

ability to work with people of differing views, and in my mind, a maturity

that I

have gained, sometimes painfully, over the past couple decades.  

DAVE

 

 

 

David Molony

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Catasauqua, PA 18032

Phone (610)264-2755

Fax (610) 264-7292

 

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