Gracearchy with Jim Babka16 Dec 2024

114: The ACA and the Assassination of Brian Thompson - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Scapegoating CEO's Won't Fix U.S. Healthcare. So What Will? In the wake of the assassination of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson, we delve into the deep-seated issues plaguing American healthcare. Why did Brian Thompson’s death elicit schadenfreude? This episode explores the satisfaction some felt at Thompson's demise. Jim sees Girardian scapegoating at play. Jim exposes the hidden costs of "free" government services and challenges both the cathartic allure of human sacrifice and the illusions maintained by central planners. Discover the root problems and the misrepresented solutions in this timeless critical analysis. NOTES The complete Girard episode: EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Viral payout/denials graphic: https://x.com/Omarcartg/status/1864731222489890868 Feinman book: https://x.com/BrathBonespurs/status/1864671866473922594/photo/1 CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 CEO Witch Trial 1:17 Schadenfreude and Darwin's machine 5:48 Rene Girard call your office 7:58 The CEO as scapegoat 10:48 Sympathy for the devil? 11:59 Where did this evil industry come from? 17:24 Obamacare: Where Big Insurance triumphs 18:50 Shocking ways Big Insurance drives up costs 23:30 Delay Deny Defend/depose 26:18 If only we had more government 27:24 The overlooked Root of the Problem 33:58 Why healthcare is not a human right 36:51 From Free to death panels 39:15 Insurance is for catastrophes 40:01 Many ways to regulate healthcare costs 47:14 Justifying murder of the scapegoat or yearning for restoration Bill Protzmann is your moderator. The series is sponsored by THE FOUNDATION FOR HARMONY AND PROSPERITY. https://www.harmonyandprosperity.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Chat-GPT4 was used to help write the show description.

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