At 05:05 AM 7/17/01, Jeroen wrote:
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Verzonden: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:47 AM
> > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Onderwerp: R&D Re: Europe, the US, and Environmentalism
>
> > At 11:41 AM 7/3/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> > >First, R&D costs huge amounts of money. Problem with that is, the
> > >companies that have the means do to that research don't mind spending
> > >all that money, but only if it will lead to profits within a few
> > >years. Unfortunatley, R&D takes a lot longer, so big business wasn't
> > >(and presumably still isn't) very interested.
> >
> > Define "few years."
>
>If my memory of my Economics classes serves me correctly, 3-5 years.
>
>
> > >Third, it wouldn't be the first time that one government starts
> > >pumping money into a project, and then the next government (of
> > >different political color) decides to shut down the project or at
> > >least make some major cuts in the project's budget.
> >
> > And to think that you want these self-same governments running health
> > care systems, where actual *lives* are at stake..... ;-)
>
>Positive side of government-run health care: if I die, at least it won't be
>due to being denied proper health care because it wasn't profitable for the
>insurance company... :-)
No, it will be because your choices were to wait months for open-heart
surgery or fly* to the US and pay for it yourself.
(*or "drive", if you were a Canadian)
-- Ronn! :)
