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The New National Health Plan Is Texting
theodp writes "With a gushing press release, Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra announced the launch of Text4baby, 'an unprecedented mobile health public-private partnership' designed to promote maternal and child health. Expectant women are instructed to 'Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period' to start receiving 'timely and expert health information through SMS text messages' until their child reaches the age of 12 months (limited to 3 free messages/week). The White House Blog has more information on the 'historic collaboration between industry, the health community and government.' Separately, the White House announced plans to spend $3,000 on 'Game-Changing' Solutions to Childhood Obesity. Once again, Dilbert proves to be scarily prescient."
The U.S. is one of the most charitable countries in the world. For the most part, however, we don't appreciate coercion.
It's quite simple. Government is not charity, it's legalized theft. If you don't understand the distinction, please read this excellent article.
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
Thursday is not purple, it's amortized transit.
May the Maths Be with you!
This guy, Aneesh Chopra, I'm not familiar with him. Is he from the TaTa Group? Or one of the others from India? Is he here on an H1B, or H2B, or H2C, or L-1, O-1, or P-1, P-2, or P-3?
Inquiring minds (who don't bother following Sarah (the space cadet) Pallin) want to know?????