"Mike in Mystic" wrote in message
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"Charlie Self" wrote in message
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I do love this bit though: Clinton had nothing to do with the good times
on his
watch, but all the crap that's falling on Bush is Clinton's fault.

That's exactly my point, the good times weren't due to Clinton, but the
bad
times aren't due to Bush and vice versa. Economic trends of the magnitude
of the 90's boom and the current downturn are way beyond the influence of
the President, regardless of what brand of idiot they are.


Not all old people are sick. Not all need free medicine. But it would
help
if
pharmaceutical companies didn't put the screws to consumers.

Pharmaceutical companies do nothing of the sort, at least not in general
and
in actuality not even very often. They spend billions of dollars a year
funding research to find medicines. They don't HAVE to do that, you know.
It's a business, though, which it seems to me that most people forget,
particularly the individuals who think everything should be controlled or
damn near free. Just because John Doe from Somewhereville, USA happens to
have a need for a particular drug that the big bad pharma company makes
and
can't afford it doesn't entitle him to get it for free. In the end, any
price controls and other various forms of government intervention will
simply result in fewer drugs being developed, plain and simple. Why would
businesses choose to remain in an industry that won't allow them to grow
and
compete? personally, the socialistic approach to health care that several
European nations and Canda utilize is horrid.



I lived most of my life under the Canadian healthcare system, and it worked
very well for me. And I *never* personally knew anyone who was mistreated in
any way. Now that I live in the U.S., I heard lots of horror stories about
people turned away because of inadequate or no insurance. In my opinion, it
is the U.S. system which is horrid.



So, basically, the elderly
"give me my drugs for free" crowd is likely going to have an impact on my
grandchildren maybe having a disease that they have no treatment for.
Thanks a lot.

As the boomers vacate the workforce, something that will happen in a big
rush starting very,
very soon, you won't have to worry about NAFTA or anything else taking
jobs
away. There will be openings everywhere.

That's the only good thing I can think of resulting from the aging of the
over bred generation.


Charlie Self

"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the
tranquil
and
steady dedication of a lifetime. "
Adlai E. Stevenson