Getting up on the soap box here so forgive for interrupting the Mac talk - er, car talk.
I think that Rich people make the finer things in life available to the common man, via the wonderful market efficiencies of capitalism. Case in point: HD TV's. A few years ago they were outrageously expensive, over $3k, and generally only the Rich bought them. Now most models sell for under $1k (We bought a Sony 46" for $1600 last summer, same model is now under $1000). If the Rich hadn't been there to pay for those first ones, the makers wouldn't have had the chance to figure out better/cheaper ways to make them (which was driven by competition in a somewhat free market aka a capitalist system). Same thing applies (for the time being) to healthcare. The Rich can and do pay for the very best ground-breaking care, and several years later those procedures become more common place and less expensive so the rest of us enjoy their benefits. I'll stop there before I go completely over the political line and get slapped down by the list mom. Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:10 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] He is back.... True, but when money is no object, it's not hard to find the best medical care possible. You have to admit that your chances of survival probably go up somewhat under these circumstances, no matter how grave the prognosis. I'm not bitter about it, just making a point. I think it's great that he's doing well. I posted the link mainly for humorous purposes, as I think the fanboy stuff is pretty funny. I have a good friend who is going through the exact same cancer and has even had the same surgery as Jobs, He's doing well a year later and has a good prognosis so far. I'm hoping things stay that way, especially for the sake of his two young kids, as he doesn't have the resources that Jobs has. Dan --- On Wed, 9/9/09, Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > From: Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] He is back.... > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 10:49 PM His story is very > encouraging, a cancer survivor and transplant, I hope he continues to > get better. > > --R > > LWB250 wrote: > > Check it out: > > > > http://gizmodo.com/5355422/steve-jobs-is-back-in-the-game-reappears- > > in-ipod-event > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list > > archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
