Seems a bit like the lipstick on the pig Larry mentioned. Here's hoping it works.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Michael wrote: > >> > Michael wrote: > >> > Probably a moot point anyway since it > >> > will be China soon enough. > >> Sweet! Then we'll get national healthcare! > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/world/asia/22beijing.html > >> > > You China comment reminded me of that story I had saved, but I also > found another one that I think summarizes our little discussion > perfectly: > > "Many would-be reformers ... believe that a new system will be far > better for most people, and that those who would hang on to the old do > so out of either lack of imagination or narrow self-interest." > > "On the left, then, single-payer enthusiasts argue that the only > coherent solution is to end private health insurance and replace it > with a national insurance program." > > "And, on the right, the free marketeers argue that the only coherent > solution is to end public insurance and employer-controlled health > benefits so that we can all buy our own coverage and put market forces > to work." > > "Neither side can stand the other." > > "But both reserve special contempt for the pragmatists, who would > build around the mess we have. " > > No surprise that I'm a pragmatist. > > http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/26/090126fa_fact_gawande > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288934 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
