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The Value Of An Apology, At Least From A Republican's Perspective!!
"John A." wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:28:21 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: "David Ruether" wrote in message ... "Twibil" wrote in message ... On Sep 15, 9:24 pm, "Neil Harrington" wrote: [...] Fact is that the cost of medical care has risen all out of proportion to the income of the average wage earner, and medical problems that could easily be paid for in the '40s and '50s are now costly enough to put the guy on the street into a bankruptsy court if he has no medical insurance. If the fact that medical care in the US today costs slightly over *twice* what it does anywhere else in the world doesn't make you suspect that something has gone rotten in the medical industry, you're simply not paying attention. --It *should*, but..............................! ;-) --Can't have no "socialism" no-how, no-way - 'cuz it's, well, just --plain "un-American"! 8^) --BTW, in the very early '60s, I spent a night in the hospital, billed --$25. About seven years ago, I spent a night in a hospital, billed --$2200. Both were for plain double rooms, not ICU... --DR Yes, but that's what 40 years of government interference in our medical profession has done......It's not free enterprise when the AMA spends 40 years lobbying our congressmen to make laws in restraint of trade for them. The AMA lobbied against the introduction of the health insurance industry, fearing having a "middle-man" would inflate costs and that said middle-man would come between them and their patients when making health care decisions. And guess what happened? There is no legal way anyone can stop any insurance company from selling you any insurance against any legal eventually. But, aside from that, the insurance companies also have their lobby's, and they can get laws made in restraint of free trade, too. We are today enjoying the 50 year results of all that lobbying..... |
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