Until everyone that needs medical attention can get it, I don't really care if some of us have to put up with inconveniences. No doubt, we will always be able to pay more and get better service - even for our health care. This IS America, after all...
I love it when pudgy white upper middle class men argue about the details of coverage while the bottom 20% of the population tries to get by with little or no health care. -Dave Walton On Jan 11, 2008 9:25 AM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Capitalism then says they don't get any. I would argue > > that system is not appropriate for providing healthcare. > > Any proposed replacement that doesn't allow for meaningful > competition, wherein dissatisfied 'customers' can't vote > with their feet (and associated dollars) is doomed to fail. > > My wife was really put off by the 'cattle barn' mentality > of the public school kindergarten that my son is entitled > (?) to go to. They wouldn't even talk to her. Told her > to wait for the open house, which is after school starts > and LONG after any decision about where to go must be made. > (Anybody remember Lily Tomlin's phone operator character? > "We're the phone company. We don't care, we don't have to.") > > My son now goes to a small private school. Does the PS care? > Not at all, they're still getting my tax money. I get to pay > twice. Fortunately we can afford to do so, but I guarantee > you that if the PS was paying out to our private school they > would have some serious incentive to clean up their act, because > we wouldn't be alone in opting out. > > Systems that extract payment for services at the point of a > gun, and allow no choice as to how the money is to be spent, > are evil. Well-packaged and advertised perhaps, but evil. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
