Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ In a message dated 3/11/2004 1:12:52 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> "We can't afford to give > you 18 percent more money to do the same thing you did for us last year." > Of course, part of the problem is that in a bewildering variety of cases, it ISN'T the same thing as last year .... new discoveries keep changing particular situations from the case where we can tell you what ails you and how long you have to live, period, to the case where we have an expensive therapy which will cure you or extend your life. If enough new discoveries and therapies are becoming available, it's possible that an 18% increase in cost is a real bargain. But even if true, we still have to decide who's going to pay. Dave Hutcheson North St. Paul, MN _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
