Comments on: ANOTHER ROUND OF STIMULUS? PROOF THAT WE ARE IN A “METHADONE ECONOMY” http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/12/13/another-round-of-stimulus-proof-that-we-are-in-a-methadone-economy/ Sun, 20 May 2012 12:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/12/13/another-round-of-stimulus-proof-that-we-are-in-a-methadone-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-967 John Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:21:06 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=844#comment-967 I think the only open question is intent. Do we believe that this is solely incompetence, or can we conclude that this congress and administration are proactively destroying the American economy and with it the American social system? Methadone, as Al and FT agree, is addictive, and without a well understood program for diminishing the dependence as dangerous as the heroin it replaces. (Interesting personal note - I have had the same number of friends die from methadone treatment as from heroin.) Were it just congress I could go with incompetence. But this administration has some brilliant minds, and more to call on, to go that way. Any clues as to the endgame? I think the only open question is intent. Do we believe that this is solely incompetence, or can we conclude that this congress and administration are proactively destroying the American economy and with it the American social system? Methadone, as Al and FT agree, is addictive, and without a well understood program for diminishing the dependence as dangerous as the heroin it replaces. (Interesting personal note - I have had the same number of friends die from methadone treatment as from heroin.)

Were it just congress I could go with incompetence. But this administration has some brilliant minds, and more to call on, to go that way. Any clues as to the endgame?

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