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2009-09-08 Thread Jeff Miles
What was that movie? Gattica? It focused on the DNA thing mostly, but the people's complacency was also shown. Just do what you're told. I find it funny that when liberals want change its called socialism or pandering to people with hands out. While when neocons call for change it's

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2009-09-08 Thread Jeff Wright
Whjy are you afraid of a choice between the private insurers and a government program? I said: choice. Private insurers can't print money or tax their customers when times get tight. You can't compete with the govt. Choice with the state is a bug, not a feature. If the issue are persons

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2009-09-08 Thread Jeff Wright
I find it funny that when liberals want change its called socialism or pandering to people with hands out. While when neocons call for change it's fanatical renegade John Wynism (I just made that up). Nah, it's pretty much socialism when the Stupid Party does it too. I don't

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2009-09-08 Thread Jeff Miles
Once again I have to point out government programs aren't created and meant to make a profit. Can you imagine the bitching if they actually did? Where's the money going? Who's pockets are being lined? The complaining never stops. It's one reason I stopped being a professional photographer

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
-Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 1:52 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... I was taught many years ago, that the more doctors you have in a region the higher the prices. Doctors do not compete

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2009-09-07 Thread Fred Holmes
The news report that I read said that the man whose little finger was bitten off was a person who opposed health care reform, so presumably the man who did the biting was a supporter of Obama's health care reform. At 11:59 PM 9/5/2009, t.piwowar wrote: I appreciate your faith. I guess the most

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
? Ithink it is funny when people talked about poor and unhealthy as being the other... Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Sent: Sep 7, 2009 2:01 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Ok, and you have a problem

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
If it is for the common good... let´s do it. Marcio -Original Message- From: Mike xha...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 6, 2009 7:13 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Who would have thought the unions and government would own a car company 15

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2009-09-07 Thread mike
How can the wealthy remain untaxed? Families making under 60k? a year don't pay anything...who is paying? On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Tom is right in a way that conservatives have been wanting for a long time, but Mike is wrong--it's everybody's money

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2009-09-07 Thread mike
I listened to the last right/left/center podcast and A. Huffington was not happy with the big O because he was striking the same backroom deals with big RX everyone else always has. To believe this admin is 'different' then the last in terms of goodness is a mistake. A lot of the same people who

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2009-09-07 Thread Chris Dunford
The news report that I read said that the man whose little finger was bitten off was a person who opposed health care reform, so presumably the man who did the biting was a supporter of Obama's health care reform. ... who was defending himself against an attack from a healthcare opponent.

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2009-09-07 Thread Fred Holmes
And you will get the same sort of treatment from a government-run program, only worse, and you won't be able to sue the government. Fred Holmes At 02:30 AM 9/7/2009, Marcio wrote: More refusals, more profits. This is the perversity of the system. You can imagine how many time I spendarguing

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2009-09-07 Thread Fred Holmes
At 06:40 AM 9/7/2009, Chris Dunford wrote: who was defending himself against an attack from a healthcare opponent. But liberals proclaim that you should never defend yourself against an attacker. You should run away and call the police. Why did this individual not follow the liberal

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2009-09-07 Thread Fred Holmes
If you drive the drug companies out of business, then the government will have to manufacture current drugs and develop new ones. Will they do a better job of it? Unlikely! Fred Holmes At 02:37 AM 9/7/2009, mike wrote: I listened to the last right/left/center podcast and A. Huffington was

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
Not so.. in the political process you have a vote and your representatives. -Original Message- From: Fred Holmes f...@his.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 9:30 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... And you will get the same sort of treatment from

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
a disaster... I am glad that the USA did not do it under Bush, this puppet of big business. Marcio -Original Message- From: Fred Holmes f...@his.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 9:33 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... If you drive the drug companies out

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
Ok, and you have a problem with this why? I think I've already explained this very clearly. Do you really hate the poor that much? Oh yes. They're easily overcooked and can get very chewy if you don't watch them carefully. I was mostly talking about the option everyone seems

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
Not so.. in the political process you have a vote and your representatives. In a market process, I have much, much more than that. I have hundreds of development companies to choose from for a home in my area and no less than 8 different grocery stores chains/companies, who all want my

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2009-09-07 Thread Chris Dunford
who was defending himself against an attack from a healthcare opponent. But liberals proclaim that you should never defend yourself against an attacker. You should run away and call the police. Why did this individual not follow the liberal doctrine? When _you_ are being

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Fred Holmesf...@his.com wrote: The news report that I read said that the man whose little finger was bitten off was a person who opposed health care reform, so presumably the man who did the biting was a supporter of Obama's health care reform. Apparently

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
This is one subspecialty that is also elective surgery. Now say the same thing about cardiac stints, hernia surgery etc. Stewart At 11:52 PM 9/6/2009, you wrote: The Lasik and laser eye surgery market is very competitive and you know the prices going in. They advertise heavily and compete

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Fred Holmesf...@his.com wrote: But liberals proclaim that you should never defend yourself against an attacker.  You should run away and call the police.  Why did this individual not follow the liberal doctrine? Where do you get this stuff? Off the

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Fred Holmesf...@his.com wrote: If you drive the drug companies out of business, then the government will have to manufacture current drugs and develop new ones.  Will they do a better job of it?  Unlikely! For what it is worth, Cuba has one of the best, if

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2009-09-07 Thread Steve at Verizon
Then why are Cuban doctors fleeing to the US? See this article from the NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/health/04cuba.html?_r=1partner=rssemc=rsspagewanted=all phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Fred Holmesf...@his.com wrote: If you drive the drug companies

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Steve at Verizonstevet...@verizon.net wrote: Then why are Cuban doctors fleeing to the US? See this article from the NYT. For the money, primarily. Also, for a higher overall standard of living or because they do not support the government there or they have

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2009-09-07 Thread John Emmerling
Although it would be nice to cite a reference for the world's health statistics, I suspect that if Cuba looks good in any such listing, it is due to the Mussolini made the trains run on time principle. Cuban physicians and other health workers do as they are told. I doubt anyone in authority

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Same with Canadian doctors. When ever I have talked with Canadian Doctors coming down here to practice it is not because the system is bad it is because they want to make more money and live on par with their American colleagues. (I am not sure if anyone has ever done a survey to see what

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2009-09-07 Thread Steve at Verizon
My point is that for Cubans, they pay a very high price for their free medical care, and that is a totalitarian government, human rights abuse, no free press, jails full of political prisoners, required listening to 5 hour speeches by Fidel (before his illness). And even their mass production

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2009-09-07 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Jeff Wright OK on the Mackey thing. Yes I did read it, and he has some great things to say, HOWEVER. You must have government mandate minimums. If they do not many companies will try and fly through with a bunch of worthless insurance. snip Rev, now you miss his point. If you allow

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2009-09-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I am also losing faith in Obama... he is not standing up for what he believes. He is afraid of big business. I understand, he is not independently wealthy like JFK. Marcio Let's all get a handle on this Mario, et al. You and others are losing faith in President Obama. Why? Because he may

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Yeah by the top ones who do this kind of nonsense. Part of the problem is that our own companies who contract with these providers do not stand up to them and tell them provide better service to OUR customers. The other half is that these big companies tell them back down or we will raise

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2009-09-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Search youtube for obama single payer, should be the first hit posted by nakedemporer. I'd post the link but I still can't copy/paste. More misinformation. The single payer plan Obama supported was for Illinios, not nationwide--had nothing directly to do with current propose legislation

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Most people do not understand what a single payer system is really. It is still insurance but one insurance for everyone. It is a basic insurance that covers each person. You buy it from the provider. Everyone pays the same rate, no matter what. If you fall below income guidelines (like

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2009-09-07 Thread Mike
Only your misunformation on this one. I doubt when he mentions single payer federal system he is talking about just Illinois. I dont get why the lefties dont want to admit this is the goal, what are they afraid of? It's very difficult to have any real discourse when facts are so easily

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
This is one subspecialty that is also elective surgery. Now say the same thing about cardiac stints, hernia surgery etc. Yes, I understand that. It's one of the better analogs for demonstrating that the medical industry can deliver quality care with cost awareness. Why wouldn't it work for

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
For what it is worth, Cuba has one of the best, if not the overall best health care system in the world. Check out the world's health statistics and see for yourself. Marcio can speak to this issue I am sure. Cuba is one poor as hell nation, and the Cuban health care system is

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
We are the government. We shouldn't be afraid, just because some corporations want us to fear. Fear the corporate databases, not the government. Thanks for the larf, Betty. Good one! * ** List info, subscription

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2009-09-07 Thread Jordan
I hate to throw cold water on all this fun, but wasting time talking about all this fear and straw men is just what the right wing wants you to do. That little video posted a while back is enough for any rational person to get the picture.

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Wright
I'm behind on my email, but one problem is that anymore there are few actual insurance companies. The big ones keep buying the smaller ones to limit competition. Compare a list of airline companies from 1980, shortly after the airlines were deregulated, and compare that list to today. I

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2009-09-07 Thread mike
Dueling links? http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/august_2009/32_favor_single_payer_health_care_57_oppose The title says it. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: I hate to throw cold water on all this fun, but wasting

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... For what it is worth, Cuba has one of the best, if not the overall best health care system in the world. Check out the world's health statistics and see for yourself. Marcio can speak to this issue I am sure. Cuba is one poor as hell

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
Whjy are you afraid of a choice between the private insurers and a government program? I said: choice. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 3:49 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... This is one

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Only your misunformation on this one. I doubt when he mentions single payer federal system he is talking about just Illinois. I dont get why the lefties dont want to admit this is the goal, what are they afraid of? It's

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... We are the government. We shouldn't be afraid, just because some corporations want us to fear. Fear the corporate databases, not the government. Thanks for the larf, Betty. Good one

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
AGREE! Marcio -Original Message- From: Jordan jor17...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 4:07 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... I hate to throw cold water on all this fun, but wasting time talking about all this fear and straw men is just what

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Most people do not understand what a single payer system is really. It is still insurance but one insurance for everyone. It is a basic insurance that covers each person. You buy it from the provider. Everyone pays

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
the insurane companies take over and of course, less care, more profits... Marcio -Original Message- From: John Emmerling jpemmerl...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 1:59 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Although it would be nice to cite

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2009-09-07 Thread Steve at Verizon
-Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 3:49 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... This is one subspecialty that is also elective surgery. Now say the same thing about cardiac stints, hernia surgery etc

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Miles
? Ithink it is funny when people talked about poor and unhealthy as being the other... Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Sent: Sep 7, 2009 2:01 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Ok, and you have a problem

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2009-09-07 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Mike Only your misunformation on this one. I doubt when he mentions single payer federal system he is talking about just Illinois. I dont get why the lefties dont want to admit this is the goal, what are they afraid of? It's very difficult to have any real discourse when facts are so

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2009-09-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Do you have a link from a group that doesn't skew conservative? New Scientist is considerably more unbiased than party hacks like Rasmussen. Dueling links? http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/august_2009/32_favor_single_payer_health_care_57_oppose

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2009-09-07 Thread Chris Dunford
Did you notice any Country in this world copying the USA system?... Marcio Oh, that's not going to work, Marcio. Any suggestion, any hint, that the US might not be the best in the world at ANYTHING gets the right wing's nose out of joint. Try that on Fox Nation and all you'll get is a

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Miles
And this says roads are a given, how? Talk about reading stuff into things. Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Join my Mafia http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=550968726 On Sep 6, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Roads are a given? And they're

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2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Miles
Sorry to say, but you sound like the guy who sits on his porch and yells at the kids for being on his lawn. I don't know this for sure, but I'm guessing the mail carriers aren't allowed to actually put something in your home. So using the mail slot probably isn't a legal option for them. I

[CGUYS] Intensive care unit

2009-09-07 Thread Jeff Morris
For you to say that the health care in Cuba is better than the United States may be the dumbest statement I have ever heard. Given the choice...you mean to tell me that you would fly to Cuba to have open heart surgery instead of having it done by a specialist here? You answered no...I'm

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit

2009-09-07 Thread Chris Dunford
Do not confuse health care costs with health care. There is a world of difference between the two. Socializing our health care system will not only hurt our economy...but it will ruin medicine in the United States. And don't compare how good the cardiac surgeons are with how good the

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Jeff Wrightjswri...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like paradise.  Why aren't you living there? I was just waiting for the old love it or leave it bullshit to start. Why can't an intelligent and respectful conversation take place without descending into the pit of

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
2009/9/7 Jeff Morris jmor...@clarkswb.net: For you to say that the health care in Cuba is better than the United States may be the dumbest statement I have ever heard. Thank you for the compliment. Given the choice...you mean to tell me that you would fly to Cuba to have open heart

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Most of my colleagues bitch about our medical plans but we have no say and no choice in what we get. I have lived under the Canadian Medical plan that is why I know what I do about it. Also my in-laws live up there. My mother-in-law cannot understand why we have to pay so much and put up

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
Sent: Sep 7, 2009 9:53 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit 2009/9/7 Jeff Morris jmor...@clarkswb.net: For you to say that the health care in Cuba is better than the United States may be the dumbest statement I have ever heard. Thank you

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit

2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
Of course... so clear! Marcio -Original Message- From: Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 9:30 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit Do not confuse health care costs with health care. There is a world of difference between

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
My, let me repeat slowly... capitalist countries can have socialized programs... and remain capitalist. Look around. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Morris jmor...@clarkswb.net Sent: Sep 7, 2009 8:26 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
Share you views and perceptions Jeff. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Sent: Sep 7, 2009 7:39 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Sorry to say, but you sound like the guy who sits on his porch

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2009-09-07 Thread Marcio
eventhough I alwaysloved this great Country and became a citizen by choice. Marcio -Original Message- From: Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 7, 2009 7:24 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Did you notice any Country in this world

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2009-09-07 Thread b_s-wilk
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Jeff Wrightjswri...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like paradise. Why aren't you living there? I was just waiting for the old love it or leave it bullshit to start. Why can't an intelligent and respectful conversation take place without descending into the pit of

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2009-09-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Most of the analysis of our medical system points to the fact that our doctors rely too much on technology and not enough on proven practice and approach. The article I sent from Earthlink shows this. (Oh the technology does not make medicine better or increase health and longevity) As

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2009-09-07 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, b_s-wilkb1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: The World Health Organization report is here, http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/index.html. I am sure that to many people, some of whom are very likely to be members of this list, the WHO is nothing but

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Miles
. But Americans will alwways do the right thing, after trying everything else. We will get there. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 5, 2009 8:43 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Don't bother arguing

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Miles
Payer, Medicare for all. But Americans will alwways do the right thing, after trying everything else. We will get there. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 5, 2009 8:43 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care

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2009-09-06 Thread mike
Payer, Medicare for all. But Americans will alwways do the right thing, after trying everything else. We will get there. Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 5, 2009 8:43 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care

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2009-09-06 Thread mike
That was one of your fellow left wing nuts that did the biting off Tom. I'm sure you will now justify it somehow. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:59 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 5, 2009, at 11:18 PM, Marcio wrote: Ihave always been interested in health care as an MD and of course as a

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2009-09-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Obama says his single payer will run like the post office...God help us all.. That really wasn't what he said, Mike. What he said was that FedEx and UPS compete successfully with the USPS, proving that the right's claim that no private insurer will be able to compete with a

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I agree with what you said but a few corrections. DHL is the three letter name you are looking for German and has closed up shop for a lot of things. (If I remember they are the ones who closed up shop on an Ohio town?) Also the USPS is a non government business. They were cut out of the

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2009-09-06 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:30 AM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: That was one of your fellow left wing nuts that did the biting off Tom.  I'm sure you will now justify it somehow. The fellow who had the tip of his pinky bitten off, a Mr. Rice, an opponent of healthcare reform, is the one who

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
And they pay pretty well also. Do not see any UPS drivers looking for Food Stamps. I do have a USPS worker in my congregation who is being retrained right now due to shuffling of jobs, With the cut backs and attrition in the USPS she is changing jobs and must go through months of training

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Wright
I appreciate your faith. I guess the most distressing part of the whole affair is seeing the wing nuts so ready to sell out their country for a sack of gold. They support the ultra-rich insurance barons, the M$s, the Comcasts, etc. and give the shiv to their fellow citizens. I'm really

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2009-09-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:52 AM Sep 6, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: DHL is the three letter name you are looking for German and has closed up shop for a lot of things. (If I remember they are the ones who closed up shop on an Ohio town?) DHL is going out of business because it was doing a

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2009-09-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:50 AM Sep 6, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The finger biter should be thankful that Mr. Rice was not one of the numerous anti-reform types who carry firearms to these events. 65-year-old William Rice, who is covered under the Medicare program, was taken to an area hospital.

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2009-09-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Sep 6, 2009, at 3:11 AM Sep 6, Jeff Miles wrote: Why do people insist on defending these mafioso type companies that do nothing but steal from them and then turn and complain about the government wasting money? This kind of thought just baffles the shit out of me. It baffles the shit

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2009-09-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Sep 6, 2009, at 3:04 AM Sep 6, Jeff Miles wrote: Does anyone really stop and think what the post office does on a daily basis? I have yet to find a privet company that has worked as efficiently and consistently. And, being governmentally run, the post office's goal isn't to make a

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Wright
This is standard wing-nut strategy to make government look bad. Of course. The guvmint never does anything to look bad. It's all a vast, right-wing conspiracy to undermine their natural efficiency. * ** List info,

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Wright
DHL is going out of business because it was doing a terrible job. The foreign owners seemed unable to put an effective management team in place in the USA. Their service was horribly unreliable. Instead of working harder at fixing the problem they just decided to give up. The German stock

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2009-09-06 Thread mike
- From: Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com Sent: Sep 5, 2009 8:43 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Don't bother arguing with this bunch. What they have inflicted on this List in recent months is much like what the USA has had inflicted

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-06 Thread mike
Yeah we got SEIU members shouting down and pushing people around so they can't practice their constitutional free speech, so why should they be aloud to carry any guns and practice that right either? Go Go Government! On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 5:50 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote:

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2009-09-06 Thread mike
You are right, he did not put it as I said it, I was being more tongue in cheek. However I did see the question/answer and he was definitely making a point that the USPS was not run well and got a chuckle from the audience. In Obama's words 'It's the post office that's always having problems'

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2009-09-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Yeah we got SEIU members shouting down and pushing people around so they can't practice their constitutional free speech, so why should they be aloud to carry any guns and practice that right either? Go Go Government! No comment on the right-wing shouters at the town halls preventing others

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2009-09-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:45 AM Sep 6, mike wrote: If gov't programs aren't supposed to make money, can we at least ask they don't LOSE so much? Simple. Just raise taxes. * ** List info, subscription management, list

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2009-09-06 Thread Chris Dunford
Very true. Both sides have their agitators. I do think it's insane that some representatives have refused to give any time to their constituents when that is the very reason they have a month off. There is some merit to that point of view, but, at the same time, it seems like a town hall

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2009-09-06 Thread mike
Brilliant! Socialism is great till you run out of everyone elses money. On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:45 AM Sep 6, mike wrote: If gov't programs aren't supposed to make money, can we at least ask they don't LOSE so much? Simple. Just

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Not just the anti's. I saw a report some time ago how much had been contributed to the pro's in this whole debate. Money is flowing all over the place. Stewart At 09:57 AM 9/6/2009, you wrote: Because they own stock in these companies? I would wager that an awful lot of the

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Again very disingenuous. You can make a choice in housing very simply. You either find a house within your income bracket or you move. Cant afford Steak, buy chicken and ground beef. Been there done that. Health care is not so easy. Very often people are frozen out of health care because

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I believe by law that the USPS is required to deliver mail to any residence or business no matter where they are located within the US and it's territories. I know of no other country where the mail service is run by private contractors? (By the way in Canada they do contract out the

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Everyone shots themselves in the foot sometimes. Sometimes better than others. The government is not perfect but neither are we. Capitalism is not perfect either. There are some things better handle under the capitalist strategy and other things not. Stewart At 10:15 AM 9/6/2009, you

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2009-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Sure are you ready to pay .80 a letter? $20 package and give up Saturday delivery? You cannot tell the Post office what they are allowed to charge and then bitch about them losing money. The USPS must go before Congress for every rate hike and then they are limited on how much they can

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Again very disingenuous. You can make a choice in housing very simply. You either find a house within your income bracket or you move. Cant afford Steak, buy chicken and ground beef. Been there done that. You miss my point, Rev. I expect that of Tom, but you? We are being told that

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2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Everyone shots themselves in the foot sometimes. Sometimes better than others. The government is not perfect but neither are we. Capitalism is not perfect either. There are some things better handle under the capitalist strategy and other things not. I find it odd that people look

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2009-09-06 Thread Marcio
in society? Marcio -Original Message- From: t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com Sent: Sep 6, 2009 12:59 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... On Sep 5, 2009, at 11:18 PM, Marcio wrote: Ihave always been interested in health care as an MD and of course

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2009-09-06 Thread Marcio
They will by popular pressure, as it happened in Canada. Read the history of the Medicare in Canada. Marcio -Original Message- From: Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com Sent: Sep 6, 2009 1:35 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... But Americans

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2009-09-06 Thread Marcio
@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit... Obama says his single payer will run like the post office...God help us all.. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Ihave always been interested in health care as an MD and of course as a patient. I am very surprised

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2009-09-06 Thread Marcio
Poeple are brainwashed in America, by big money. They are raised to believe thar private is always better... Sad... Marcio -Original Message- From: Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Sent: Sep 6, 2009 4:11 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit

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