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ObamaCare and the politics of dependency

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    Dr. Keith Ablow explains impact law could have

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We'll in the wake of last week's health care decision America's psychiatrist doctor keep that -- Is calling the president's law a virus.

That could actually wind up making people sick at least in their mind set.

Back travelers -- to live now in addition to being a psychiatrist he is also a member of our Fox News medical eighteen.

Stock welcome back to the program I -- your column was very interesting -- because you talk about how.

They're obviously going to be economic costs to this law that you believe they pale in comparison to the cost.

To -- American mindset.

How so.

Absolutely Megan many money is a metaphor.

When you start acting when the government begins to act as parent.

To its citizens as children.

And says we are going to earmark you're after tax dollars I know this has been called -- -- but it's earmarking the money you take home.

That you must spend it on certain things.

That means literally.

That you don't know whether any of your money is really -- -- because today it could be health care tomorrow could be a hybrid vehicle.

That you are penalized financially for not buying.

It takes control of your behavior.

In the way that -- parent would of a child and it diminishes us in terms of our autonomy.

And our ability to achieve things even for liberty on the world stage quite literally.

You say it's it's making there Americans believe.

That they're weak how.

It absolutely -- fan realizes Americans because listen even.

Adolescence or younger kids -- dream of the day when they're in charge of their own money.

Why because we know that money has that significance it means independence it means that you're in charge of your destiny kid's dream of this.

To treat the American public.

As though they are pre adolescent.

Slingshot them back that way psychologically so that they -- to themselves my decision making capacity isn't so good.

After all if I don't do what they tell me.

I'm going to be fine for it and it seems that we voted this and what it does it deposit that's back as children.

Went economically more than ever we need to be -- -- Can you talk in your piece about on a fox does that come about how.

This the bid the -- on your -- will also lead to anger to the extent it does not -- bill.

The lot expectations of those who will benefit from it.

No one is anger you think that Occupy Wall Street looked like a spectacle imagine.

Tens of millions of adult children.

Of Barack Obama.

Deprived.

Of there.

Direction of their money's right 99 weeks of unemployment lots of food stamps lots of bailouts we tell you how to spend your money.

So that the piggy bank is really -- but you can keep because you're good kid.

Guess what when the piggy bank -- there these are the people will take -- the streets with rocks trust me.

I mean you -- you're now attending I I -- to what we saw for example in Greece for you have an entitlement society -- when the when the money dried up.

That's what we saw people take -- -- but Americans you know absolutely but they're different right I mean that's what we like to believe that we are different we are not Greece.

We are just being -- humane society in helping those who are trying hard.

But can't attain health insurance which -- got -- the costs of which have gotten out of control this country.

Well now hired -- crux of the matter we have been different.

That's why we've been the hope of liberty and the hope of the free world why -- we're invested in the notion that people are autonomous we're independent.

We know right from wrong we act for right.

A Barack Obama does not believe we should be substantially different from countries in Europe.

And does is not trusting.

Of this individual.

Impulse which he believes must be tempered.

By a central authority which leads to -- where other than mediocrity.

And to the rise of best -- -- -- always interesting getting your perspective sir thanks for being here.

All right thanks.

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