Yeah I hate it too! I engaged just this once because it's a subject I'm passionate about and I think we don't do enough of our own research on it. Most of us listen to the politicians and talking heads and try to from an opinion instead of investigating other systems and looking at data on our own.
Back to what we can all agree on please...Miatae.... On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:37 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > FFS can we keep the political junk off this list? > > > On Sep 24, 2009, at 9:01 AM, "Bob Hotaling" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ur always a good read, Jerry. Good to see you haven't lost any of it over > the years. :) > Interesting comments by all. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* <[email protected]>[email protected] > *To:* <[email protected]>[email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:53 AM > *Subject:* Re: Response: ABC News' John Stossel Blows Lid off ObamaCare > > In a message dated 9/24/2009 8:47:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > <[email protected]>[email protected] writes: > > Health care is expensive because health care IS expensive. What bothers me > is that the discussion seems to be much more about who pays and not why it's > so expensive. Tort reform and government deregulation could, by some > optomistic estimates, reduce the cost of health care by 50 percent, but the > dems don't want tort reform, Obama said so in a couple of his speeches Nor > do the dems want deregulation, they want more regulation, much more. > > Research is necessarily massively expensive. Research is necessary for good > health care. Government regulation and massive lawyers fees and lawsuit > payouts are not necessary. > > Scott > > Where have you been? Just last week in his televised speech (I think it > was last week - could have been the week before) The Prez said he WANTED > that very reform. On the other hand, how many actual malpractice cases are > settled or go to court and result in awards every year? Do you honestly > believe that the cost of such cases is enough to drive health care through > the roof for a nation of 300,000,000 citizens? > If there are THAT many malpractice suits, then the problem is not the law, > is is the incompetence of physicians in performing their work. > > Jerry aka LGO > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- Anyone who uses the terms "irregardless," "a whole 'nother" or "all of the sudden" shall be sent to a work camp! -Stewie Griffin
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