Amen Sage. Oh Ladybug, I wasn't yelling at you, just posting my personal experience as it relates to the topic...Waxman's desire to control health care because he and the rest of the government know best. I know you are the choir and what a lovely voice you have...especially the high notes! :-) When I want to say something to someone in the group, I address them, otherwise I am just mumbling in the background to anyone paying attention.
On Aug 8, 3:28 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > The Government IS the problem ! > > *************************************************************************** > ************* > > On Aug 8, 4:02 pm, LadybugsTX <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My folicle reference was a joke. Calm down. So you're saying, in the > > situation you have provided, that government has caused the expense at > > your paticular healthcare facility. You don't have to yell at me. > > You're preaching to the choir. > > > On Aug 8, 10:49 am, RICHARD BROWN <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I work in a regional hospital and can attest to the high percentage of > > > third-party payments and the abuse of the system. I don't believe in > > > censorship either. But I think our public school system has created a > > > huge population of ninnies. I don't get TV where I live and have not > > > see 200 hours of it in my entire life, but I am exposed to some of it > > > when I go into a patient's room and see some of the medical ads. > > > An ad for a sleeping medicine warns of some of the side effects..."may > > > cause drowsiness". Oh my! Drowsiness? In my sleep medication? > > > An ad reporting that it is a 50% improvement over not taking it. What > > > they don't tell you is that it costs a lot of money and normally 3 out > > > of 10,000 people with the condition will die from it, but if everyone > > > took it, only 2 out of 10,000 people would die from it. > > > We are being forced to spend $120 million to build a new wing because > > > the 33 beds in the old wing can not have patients after 2012 unless we > > > spend $110 million to retrofit if to meet new earthquake standards. > > > It held up with no problem during the 7.4 earthquake in 1980, but new > > > standards have been ordered. What that amounts to is the government > > > is willing to force us to guarantee that if all the rooms are full and > > > the old wing collapses, the 33 lives of the patients are saved. Do > > > the math....It comes to more than $3 million per patient. And you > > > want to know why things are so expensive? > > > > On Aug 7, 8:46 pm, LadybugsTX <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, but you have to pay a per folicle tax. > > > > > On Aug 7, 7:30 pm, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Does it grow hair? > > > > > > On Aug 7, 9:29 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > <a > > > > > > href="http://www.businessandmedia.org/commentary/2009/20090805101635.aspx > > > > > > ">Dr. > > > > > > Waxman's Miracle Cure-All & Tonic</a>- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
