And a happy German Unity Day to you too, Gabby! I am in complete agreement with you on the health care issue. (Well, ok, apart from anything else, I work in the health area :-)) I see us facing difficult times in Germany in this area following the recent election results. The so-called liberals (the junior partner in the next government) are on record as saying they want the whole health system completely privatised. Already the pressure towards a two-class health system is growing. Free market experts talk about us all taking more responsibility for ourselves and the availability of private supplemental insurance. Even on a purely personal area it worries me - as someone middle-aged, with a medical history of treated alcoholism and an artificial hip, the rates I would have to pay for private supplementary insurance are far beyond my means.
The challenge for the united Germany remains the same as it was twenty years ago - to achieve and maintain a just and fair society for all its residents, whether in Duisburg or Dresden. Francis On 3 Okt., 14:44, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Let me explain. > > I was born in West-Berlin 7 years after a wall was raised that > protected the East from the fascism of the West. Unfortunately, West- > Berlin was in the middle of East-Germany. My relatively poor geography > marks give testimony of this circumstance. Times have changed and > fascism has become a too difficult word to employ. Instead, becoming > aware of the need to fight for the right idea has become more and more > important. To have the right on my side has become the essence of our > democracy. > > Chris and Craig are right to assure each other (on Facebook) that our > compulsory medical insurance system without a loud and heartfelt > discussion on fines, penalties and death sentence for those who dream > of dropping out of this system is wimpy and retarded. Welcome back, > new fascism! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
