The emmigrant problem is significant

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The emmigrant problem is significant

FrankC — 11/10/2004 9:54:42 PM (archived)

A major factor is that they are guided to free services available.

There are many long standing programs available that provide health care to the poor but they are not advertised and the typical poor American has no support group to assure they get what is available

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Poverty in England - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 12:58:11 AM
- Well, I read it and now I have a headache - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 4:44:38 PM
  - Welfare cultures - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:45:10 AM
    - Your ideologically driven thread - Daniel - 11/9/2004 3:48:03 PM
      - As I pointed out with Canada... - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 5:30:48 PM
        
        hey, wait a minute - - Daniel - 11/9/2004 6:54:51 PM
        
        The emmigrant problem is significant - FrankC - 11/10/2004 9:54:42 PM
        
        an example of health care cost in the US - FrankC - 11/10/2004 10:05:03 PM
        
        Ok, then I confine myself to general principles - Daniel - 11/9/2004 5:50:24 PM
        
        re: general principles - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 8:52:17 PM
    - If you fix a problem, what happens to a bureaucracy whose life depends on the existence of that problem? - LJ - 11/8/2004 8:05:01 PM
      - Private vs. public - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 9:23:50 AM
        
        "In the private sector, when you run out of customers..." - LJ - 11/9/2004 11:14:53 PM
        
        Businesses have competitors. Government agencies don't. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/10/2004 3:40:20 AM
        
        Only when businesses decide the market served by the government agencies isn't worth going after. - Mary Anne - 11/11/2004 1:04:47 PM
        
        Oh, by the way... - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 10:33:53 PM
        
        Soooo.... private business is interested in areas where they can make slim to no profits because they can make money at it? - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 4:51:05 AM
        
        Slim? Yes. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:02:06 AM
        
        Blue babies - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 6:14:46 AM
        
        re: Blue babies - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:46:34 AM
        
        BTW - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:33:06 PM
        
        The line is the one we draw ourselves. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:23:52 PM
        
        Budgets - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 11:05:17 PM
        
        All the numbers need three more zeros at the end. - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 2:15:36 AM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 11:09:36 PM
        
        True enough, but that also works two ways... - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 10:31:48 PM
        
        Liberals are a lot happier when everyone has a way to get around. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 4:58:27 AM
        
        This isn't getting anywhere. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:12:05 AM
        
        I'm not talking about *the* Yugo. I'm talking about *your* Yugo. It's a symbol. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 6:24:35 AM
        
        Government regulation - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:53:20 AM
        
        Robber barons and their voracious behavior precipitated government regulation. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:45:24 PM
  - Circular Logic - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 6:17:30 PM
    - Bandaids for hemmorhages - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 6:41:13 PM
      - Your Not Addressing The Rejection Of Help Issue - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 7:37:04 PM
        
        I did. You're not listening. But I'm not speaking in a straight line, either. - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 10:37:54 PM
        
        A Significant Fraction & Maybe A Majority But Not An Overwhelming One - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 11:33:41 PM
        
        But why are they self-destructive? - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:40:14 AM
        
        Why are Jerry Springer's guests idiots? - Lee - 11/8/2004 8:12:46 AM
        
        You've interviewed them? - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 11:47:39 AM
        
        Good question. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:50:40 AM
        
        It might be because we didn't ask. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 2:12:29 AM
- Dubyuh will show a thing or two to those commie ingrates (n/t) - Dame Maggie - 11/6/2004 7:43:23 AM

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