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• Solutions for healthcare - TB - 8/12/2009 2:59:11 PM
  • You gotta ration care to somebody - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:36:08 AM
    • Repeated lies. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/15/2009 9:44:23 PM
      • Which part is a lie??? Will it be illegal to leave the counrty for better care? (n/t) - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:19:42 PM
        • The lie is that in a proposed medical bill... - alcaray - 8/17/2009 5:16:15 PM
          • Well they have to ration care somewhere... - Baroke Obama - 8/18/2009 4:27:20 AM
            • Doesn't make sense. - alcaray - 8/18/2009 7:36:23 PM
          • re: proposed medical bill - TB - 8/17/2009 5:52:43 PM
            • The passage *provides* funds for end of life counseling. - alcaray - 8/17/2009 6:52:00 PM
            • Sidebar - TB - 8/17/2009 6:26:26 PM
              • You've never seen a for-profit, physician-owned hosptal in action! - z - 8/17/2009 7:58:26 PM
                • Dentist - dtb - 8/17/2009 11:46:36 PM
                • Have you? - TB - 8/17/2009 9:13:48 PM
                  • Sure, physicians at non-profits are pressured to overuse medical services, too - z - 8/18/2009 1:44:28 PM
              • What exactly do you think surgeons do for a living? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/17/2009 6:53:23 PM
  • Healthcare and unintended consequences - FrankC - 8/14/2009 1:16:45 AM
    • re: Healthcare and unintended consequences - Jack Herer - 8/14/2009 3:38:22 PM
      • Its not about money...Its about Logistics. - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:23:09 PM
      • Yes, and who's making big money in our current broken healthcare system? - z - 8/14/2009 3:52:32 PM
        • Well personally, I don't know a single doctor who is hurting for money... - Baroke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:29:05 PM
          • One of the biggest problems with US healthcare... - z - 8/17/2009 3:39:28 PM
        • And this will improve when the "big money" is all in Washington? - TB - 8/14/2009 4:07:15 PM
  • Which one of those health care ideas are endorsed by the GOP leadership? - Buck Galaxy - 8/13/2009 5:52:00 AM
    • Admmittedly the GOP does have a plan: Those who can pay get treated. - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:40:00 AM
      • The rich can always get better care. - alcaray - 8/14/2009 1:50:32 AM
        • Well I guess that depends on what we define as minimally adaquae - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:55:59 AM
          • It is up to us to set the standard. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 2:16:00 AM
            • I wish it was up to us... But a bunch of foreigner's own the debt that we must finance to pay for our "Standard of care" - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 2:21:15 AM
              • I might actually read your posts seriously if you knew how to spell the President's name. - Eri - 8/15/2009 12:18:48 AM
                • re: You are correct. I should have more respect for the Leader. Thank you. (n/t) - Broke Obama - 8/17/2009 1:31:23 PM
              • I don't think the Chinese care. Or maybe they want to sell us medical equipment? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/14/2009 4:16:28 AM
  • Btw, more on costs (diabetes) - dtb - 8/12/2009 6:04:01 PM
    • re: Under my plan, Babies will be tested for diabetes. - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 1:43:19 AM
    • "Costs" and "expenses" are not the same thing. (n/t) - TB - 8/12/2009 6:12:02 PM
      • re: "Costs" and "expenses" are not the same thing. - dtb - 8/12/2009 6:23:06 PM
        • Insurance - TB - 8/12/2009 7:08:37 PM
          • Forcing others to pay your medical bills! (n/t) - alcaray - 8/12/2009 8:11:38 PM
            • There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - TB - 8/12/2009 8:57:44 PM
              • re: There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - Marcia - 8/12/2009 10:28:28 PM
                • re: There's no "force" here. I still have choices. So far. - Marcia - 8/12/2009 11:08:45 PM
          • Fair enough - dtb - 8/12/2009 7:35:50 PM
            • re: Fair enough - TB - 8/12/2009 8:09:54 PM
              • On the "every man to himself" point, see Megan McArdle's blog for examples (n/t) - dtb - 8/12/2009 8:26:59 PM
                • Any particular post? (n/t) - TB - 8/12/2009 9:09:14 PM
  • Works for whole foods - dtb - 8/12/2009 4:38:06 PM
    • I used to think that until I had kids... - Baroke Obama - 8/14/2009 2:05:23 AM
    • re: Works for whole foods - TB - 8/12/2009 6:01:53 PM
      • Interesting related comments on the Tree of Liberty quote - Socrates II - 8/13/2009 2:08:55 PM
        • re: comments on the Tree of Liberty quote - TB - 8/13/2009 4:02:20 PM