Rod Speed writes:

So why the need for hospices to be run by charitable
means and rely on charitable contributions from the
general public hospice care hospital care in fact all
heath care should be provided by the government
of the day no matter which party is in power.

Yes, but the US is the only modern first world country that
hasnt actually got a clue about something as basic as that.


Uh, the fact of the matter is that we don't do things that way
here, Sammy Socialist. And our doing things differently than
other countries do them doesn't _ipso facto_ make our way "wrong."
Ever heard of the Bandwagon Fallacy? As Marge the Palmolive Liquid
lady used to say, "You're soaking in it!"

Here in America, we have a system based on the use of insurance
policies and HMOs. Don't like some aspect of the way the system
works? Then work within the system to change it. You have the
constitutional right to petition for a redress of grievances,
after all. Is this a great country, or what? ("What," cries
the Greek chorus from behind the curtain...)

It's the responsibility of the federal government to print money,
deliver the mail, provide for the defense of the nation and its
people, and keep bird **** off of the statues. That's all. Don't
like that? Then move to Sweden or some other European socialist
paradise.



Geoff

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