Medical Guilds are Bad Medicine
Monopolies, Oligarchy, Elitism, Authoritarianism and Groupthink are hurting patients, driving up costs, blocking innovation, and trampling civil rights
The medieval Guilds and the modern medical boards and societies share the same soul: an oligopoly draped in moral virtue. Both arose from the belief that unregulated chaos harms people, but both evolved into self-sealing monopolies that suppress creative dissent, alternative innovation, and independent thought.
Reforming medicine today demands what once broke guilds centuries ago — transparency, open access, and freedom to practice without institutional permission. If today’s Medical Guilds will not reform themselves, then governmental organizations, such as Congress, the judiciary, or HHS, will step in. To some extent, this is already happening to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Furthermore, transformational technologies like Artificial Intelligence and “Big Data” analytics will replace the current medical guilds, much as the Industrial Revolution destroyed the power of the Medieval Guilds.https://www.malone.news/p/medical-guilds-are-bad-medicine
Berta Dad nailed it. Copied from FB.
Jeff Rath’s behaviour toward Danielle Smith is not a good look for this movement, and he does not speak for me.
When this started, I had respect for him. But as this has played out, it has become harder to ignore what appears to be a push for power inside the movement, not a sincere focus on Alberta independence.
Danielle Smith is a major reason Albertans were even able to collect signatures in the first place. Compared to any other premier in this country, I believe she has been the strongest one standing up for her province.
I will not forget her accomplishments.
She stood up for parental rights when others wanted schools keeping parents in the dark.
She took action against political ideology being pushed in classrooms.
She made sure kids got back to school when the system tried to hold families hostage.
She has strengthened Alberta Sheriffs and continued exploring ways to free Alberta from relying on the RCMP.
And that is only part of it.
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Listening to Ganum today on the meeting that Premier Smith is having with Lukasek I am wondering why not just have his referendum on the vote in October? If enough say no to his question isn't it the same as a referendum that the other side wants? I for one want this to wake up the East and don't care how it happens. Another caller said she needs to call an provincial election in October and take the rest of questions off the ballot - this could be risky but I am leaning toward it as terrified that the NDP will get in again and right now Nemshi is their handicap IMHO.
