The Value Of An Apology, At Least From A Republican's Perspective!!

"John A." wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:28:21 -0700, "Bill Graham"
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"David Ruether" wrote in message
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"Twibil" wrote in message
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On Sep 15, 9:24 pm, "Neil Harrington" wrote:

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Fact is that the cost of medical care has risen all out of proportion
to the income of the average wage earner, and medical problems that
could easily be paid for in the '40s and '50s are now costly enough to
put the guy on the street into a bankruptsy court if he has no medical
insurance.

If the fact that medical care in the US today costs slightly over
*twice* what it does anywhere else in the world doesn't make you
suspect that something has gone rotten in the medical industry, you're
simply not paying attention.

--It *should*, but..............................! ;-)
--Can't have no "socialism" no-how, no-way - 'cuz it's, well, just
--plain "un-American"! 8^)
--BTW, in the very early '60s, I spent a night in the hospital, billed
--$25. About seven years ago, I spent a night in a hospital, billed
--$2200. Both were for plain double rooms, not ICU...
--DR
Yes, but that's what 40 years of government interference in our medical
profession has done......It's not free enterprise when the AMA spends 40
years lobbying our congressmen to make laws in restraint of trade for
them.

The AMA lobbied against the introduction of the health insurance
industry, fearing having a "middle-man" would inflate costs and that
said middle-man would come between them and their patients when making
health care decisions. And guess what happened?

There is no legal way anyone can stop any insurance company from selling you
any insurance against any legal eventually. But, aside from that, the
insurance companies also have their lobby's, and they can get laws made in
restraint of free trade, too. We are today enjoying the 50 year results of
all that lobbying.....