NYT op/ed: Death Panels coming

◼ The claim comes from a former Obama advisor, Steven Rattner, who claims that too many Medicare resources are wasted on the elderly in their last year of life. - Glenn Beck

Remember when President Obama and the left mocked conservatives, especially Sarah Palin, for warning that Obamacare would bring death panels along with it? A former Obama administration official took to the NYT recently to advocate for - death panels. Huh, how bout that.

◼ Beyond Obamacare: WE need death panels. - Steven Rattner, former Obama advisor

...in the pantheon of toxic issues — the famous “third rails” of American politics — none stands taller than overtly acknowledging that elderly Americans are not entitled to every conceivable medical procedure or pharmaceutical.

Most notably, President Obama’s estimable Affordable Care Act regrettably includes severe restrictions on any reduction in Medicare services or increase in fees to beneficiaries. In 2009, Sarah Palin’s rant about death panels even forced elimination from the bill of a provision to offer end-of-life consultations....