-Caveat Lector- In a recent study to find out whether Florda needs to start up another medical school to serve the health needs of Florida. a skewered study found that it did and wants Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida legislature to come up with $75 million to set it up. But the way the population was counted was a litle crooked. By counting every Florida resident who is over 85 years old as one resident representing 2.67 people and the slightly younger 65-and -over residents as 2.05 people, the study indeed made a case for the new school at Florida State University. These figures raised Florida's population from 14.5 million to 17.5 million, according to an editorial in The Palm Beach Post from 3/11/99. "This leads to the assumption that Florida needs between 3,379 and 14,395 more physicians. Yet Palm Beach County and the county most to the north of it, Martin County, already have 349 physicians per 100,000. And this is a state that the late Gov. Lawton Chiles noted had inadequate health care for children here. He helped start the Healthy Kids program in Florida, whereby young students have access to doctors. This issue will be discussed in the upcoming weeks as the Florida legislature meets to discuss the new budget. While Gov. Bush has demanded that this year's budget be "turkey-free". he might want to reconsider the findings of the study mentioned above. At any rate, the Miami Herald, in an article (p 6-B) of its 3/21/99 issue, stated that "the budget he (Bush) gets could test his allegiances: with an FSU medical school promoted by House Speaker John Thrasher, his closest friend in the Legislature, and opposed by Chancellor Adam Herbert, a friend who directed the governor's transition team after his election in November." Whatever other budget decisions are decided on by the Legislature, Bush has line-item veto power over portions of it. -- Sharon Lucas _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
