Britain's health care system is a bloody catastrophe, talk to the nurses and the doctors, I do. Shit rises to the top in private health. More profits mean short cuts to compete with other private providers, less staff older equipment, no accountability My partner is a 1st class registered nurse she has witnessed tragedies directly linked to privatization.
Anyway, as I said its not the main issue in relation to your post,so why not direct the major part of your response to the main issue, the economy, just as I did when responding to your post? On Sep 17, 12:24 pm, Jim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps you should look at the governmental distribution of health > care in Canada and the U.K. Government does nothing well. > Privatization means competition and the rising of cream to the top. > > On Sep 16, 9:20 pm, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree with your analysis completely, except about privatizing > > Medicare and social security. Private health care has proved an > > absolute disaster on the quality of health services that are delivered > > and directly related to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths > > world wide. However this is a small issue in the scheme of things. > > > Consumerism has replaced production as the main source of growth in > > the US that is true (70%). This scenario is repeated in all > > industrialized nations, it is certainly the case here, in England, > > France,Spain etc. Why has this happened, is the question you have not > > addressed. Where did the production base go, and why? > > > We all know production went off shore, mainly to Asia, to exploit > > cheap labor and maximize profits. > > > In a deregulated economy you can't tell business where they can > > operate, and they will continue to manufacture in Asia and have their > > aircraft maintenance carried out in Ecuador or Mexico etc. The > > competitive nature of capitalism dictates these actions, if they want > > to remain profitable they simply cannot afford to have US workers > > assembling their goods. And no government or individual party has any > > control or say in this global process, it would require heavy > > regulation by all governments to change this natural course of events > > within a system centered around the drive for profit. > > > The US knew this problem was festering since the early 90's, why do > > you think they are in the Middle East? > > > On Sep 17, 10:38 am, Jim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Without expression I accept Barack Yo Mamma’s wandering for a cogent > > > thought and ambling for aptitude. I expect from him to prattle > > > endlessly on the economy from a teleprompter like the totalitarian > > > twit he is. I take for granted that he would get behind the latest > > > populist novelty and co-op it as his own. > > > > Yet, just when John McCain had me chasing the bandwagon, “thanks to > > > his pick of Sarah Palin” he gets me off the wagon and back on the > > > couch in just two days. The really sad part is, now that McCain has > > > Palin parroting his communal rhetoric on the economy I no longer have > > > those Sarah dreams. That my friend is change we can live without. > > > Clearly neither candidate understands the economy and probably has > > > trouble balancing the chewing of gum while walking. What they are > > > counting on is the faint hope that you are as dumb as they are. Let’s > > > hope that isn’t true. > > > > While we have both candidates calling for massive new regulation of > > > Wall Street a suspicion the American people have held for quite some > > > time has been confirmed. We are surrounded by idiots and they want our > > > vote. > > > > Honest, even you tree hugging, Prius driving, protesting palliate > > > pundits have to admit your candidate is nothing but a taxing > > > teleprompter toad. I mean really; I lay you five to one there is a > > > teleprompter on both sides of Michelle and Barry’s bed. The two times > > > it broke down Michelle got pregnant. I’m just saying. > > > > Let’s face it folks; the only person asking to be elected and having > > > the experience to be voted for is Sarah Palin. At least she was an > > > executive and has worked with budgets. What I find most disconcerting > > > is to get her; I have to vote for the hunchback of halfwit. > > > Someone needs to set down the messiah, the hair plugs for men > > > candidate, the halfwit and the Bullwinkle babe and tell them what I am > > > about to tell you. > > > > A full 70% of our economy is based upon consumer spending; it’s all > > > smoke and mirrors folks. We are borrowing our future from foreign > > > countries. As soon as they figure out that we will never be able to > > > pay them back we’ll be using dollars to build our tiny fires out in > > > front of our foreclosed homes. > > > > This next election will send a message to those creditor nations that > > > have been financing our demise. We have $54 trillion dollars in > > > unfunded entitlements from a gross domestic product of $14.4 trillion > > > dollars. What will happen when we tell seasoned citizens that we don’t > > > have the money for Medicare or Social Security? And, the money they > > > paid in was spent by pork patronizing politicos. > > > > To fix these problems will require a politician not wanting re- > > > election. Someone, dare I say it, like a one term John McCain. But, it > > > can’t be fixed with more regulation of Wall Street. Regulation is not > > > the answer; it is a great deal of the problem. What is needed is > > > accountability, no one is too big to fail and the government has to > > > get out of the mortgage business. Social Security and Medicare need be > > > privatized requiring a giant enema for our federal bureaucracies. Of > > > course it’s going to be a mess; all enemas’ are. And, in the short > > > term it’s going to hurt. But, there is only one way to un-band aid > > > this monolithic wart that is bloated, corrupted government. Rip the > > > damn thing off. > > > Conservative Springfield 16 SEP 08 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
