Cato Schmato

September 26, 2007 -- Want to set your teeth on edge? Read the "scholarly" writings of the whack-jobs over at Cato. These are no more than industry-sponsored puff-pieces:

  • Exxon-Mobil, Shell Oil, Tenneco Gas, Amoco Foundation, Atlantic Richfield Foundation, Chevron Companies, and the American Petroleum Institute re: global warming "myth"
  • Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds re: "smokers' rights"
  • Other sources of funding include Bell Atlantic Network Services, BellSouth Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, GTE, Microsoft, NYNEX, Sun Microsystems, Viacom International, American Express, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chemical Bank, Citicorp/Citibank, Commonwealth Fund, Prudential Securities and Salomon Brothers.

Writings on the medical system are sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry (Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer). The intent is to influence policy under the guise of researched wisdom. Don't vote for any politician who can't see through this sham!

For example, an article on healthcare funding, Socialized Medicine is Already Here, reveals its bias in the title; "socialized medicine" is derogatory and no one would choose anything with that name. It's like Bush saying about Iraq, "We want victory, not defeat!" Well, duh.

In high school, we learned to call such statements tautologies, vacuous statements that set my teeth on edge. Now let's get to work on the real issues.

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