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<\/a>As if the thought of having to deal with a socialized single payer government run healthcare system wasn\u2019t enough to keep you up at night, now you can stare up at the ceiling contemplating having to see a unionized doctor.<\/a><\/p>\n

Are doctors only going to see a fixed number of patients a day since that is what the union rules state? Are they going to go on strike when management won\u2019t cave into their needs? Are incompetent doctors going to be shielded from disciplinary actions by their union stewards?<\/p>\n

This is just another step in the insidious march toward a third-world medical system. At least we can all expect the same level of healthcare \u2013 albeit lousy \u2013 but it will be equal, unless you are a politician or a true progressive believer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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