On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 07:56 -0800, keith smith wrote: > Any time the government gets involved you can bet efficiency will go > down while cost will go up. ---- why? because I buy into memes posited by others who want me to believe them without examination? ---- > I think his point is that you do not have to worry about going BK > since you will die without treatment. ---- already answered that - see today's Arizona Republic that specifically speaks to prostrate cancer and the timetable for response. I'm glad you didn't get sucked into an emotional argument that has little merit. ---- > My father used to complain a lot about our American way of life. He > especially complained about the amount of taxes he paid. ---- ahh...perhaps we didn't have the same father ---- > While I would like to pay less taxes, I sure did enjoy the 101, 202, > I-10, etc while I lived in Phoenix. ---- the 1/2 cent road tax was voted by Maricopa County residents. This of course has nothing to do with health care. ---- > Our government does some good stuff like solid waist removal, sewer, > water.... ETC. > > However I do not want my government to be involved in anything beyond > roads, police, fire, sewer, and water. ---- watch Sicko - you will figure out that government actually provides 'socialized' services in many other arena's too. ---- > I worked for an HMO 10 years ago and they need to be held accountable. > Still not a bad system. ---- Thankfully, the thrusts by various political factions to limit awards on medical malpractice haven't been too effective but it's not from a lack of will or effort. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss