STARK RAVING MAD

"Welcome to Section 4507'' in The Wall Street Journal of January 5, 1998, p A22, reports that Section 4507 of the new Medicare law makes it illegal for an American doctor to accept payment for services from any American over the age of 65 unless the doctor has signed an affidavit that he will see no Medicare patients for two years. Only 4% of American physicians do not see Medicare patients.

This effectively makes it illegal for most Americans over the age of 65 to receive any medical care at all except for that which the government decides to give them.
"Auto Makers, New York Collide on Electric Cars'' by Rebecca Blumenstein in The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 1997, p B1 reports that auto makers are required by law to sell 8,000 electric cars in New York during this model year or else to cease doing business in that state. So far, they have managed to sell only 300 such cars in Cali-fornia and Arizona despite already having reduced prices by 20%.

These cars barely perform in warm climates. In New York, they will be virtually useless. The solution may be for auto makers to give electric cars away and then add their cost to the prices for ordinary cars. Thus, this law becomes another tax on the citizens of New York.

•	Perceived Reality
•	KILLING GLOBAL WARMING
•	IN DEFENSE OF FREE ENTERPRISE
•	ANATOMY OF A LIE
•	FROZEN PENGUINS
•	CONSENSUS ECONOMICS
•	"SCIENTIFIC" AMERICAN
•	PAPER SHORTAGE
•	*STARK RAVING MAD*
•	GOOD READING

Vol. 25, No. 5

Newsletter: Access to Energy Newsletter Archive
Volume: Issues
Issue/No.: Vol. 25, No. 5

Date: January 01, 1998 04:26 PM (For actual publication date see newsletter.)
Title: Perceived Reality