Wow, what a rant.
I agree with every word.
Michael
BJ8
WILLIAM B LAWRENCEynotink@msn.com
> Jim,
> You made me do it!
> For a couple of generations the whole world has been telling us how primitive
> we are and how we could better organize our healthcare systems and now it
> looks like we, slow learners that we are, have finally caught on and may
> actually be joining the civilized world in medical Nirvana. But it brings a
> couple of questions to mind:
> 1. When our healthcare system looks just like theirs, where are Canadians and
> Europeans going to go for a heart surgery or cancer treatment or a joint
> replacement when they can't afford to wait 18 months?
> 2. When the government dictates the price of pharmaceuticals and destroys the
> evil drug companies by confiscating all of their "excess profits" who is going
> to develop the new generations of drugs to cure the diseases that haunt
> mankind? On the other hand it probably doesn't matter since the president's
> standard prescription is go home, take a pain pill and die.
> I suppose new medical research will be planned and financed from DC, in which
> case I foresee quantum leaps in technology in penile enhancement, breast
> enlargement, hair regeneration, weight loss and aesthetic dentistry since that
> is the level of seriousness evident in the congress. I also foresee a new
> maquiladora industry springing up in Juarez (thankfully not too far away) and
> Tijuana as medical professionals move south of the border and set up latter
> day Mayo clinics to serve all the gringos who can't get the care they need
> under the new plan. Now we will really be "exporting" the "jobs Americans
> won't do". Viva Mexico!
> Slap me now.
> Bill Lawrence
>
>> From: healeymanjim@hansencc.net
>> To: healeys@autox.team.net
>> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 04:49:50 +0000
>> Subject: [Healeys] cash for clunkers
>>
>> with the new health program coming down the pike, maybe we are looking at
> "cash for codgers". time for me to hide out in bali. hjim
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