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Aug. 27th, 2009
Points to ponder
Aug. 27th, 2009 08:27 pmLinks to some information posted on Daily Kos.
First, Five Myths About Healthcare from Around the World, such as:
3. Foreign health care systems are inefficient, bloated bureaucracies.
Much less so than here. It may seem to Americans that U.S.-style free enterprise -- private-sector, for-profit health insurance -- is naturally the most cost-effective way to pay for health care. But in fact, all the other payment systems are more efficient than ours.
Numbers follow.
Then, some folks went and analyzed how a public option would affect every congressional district in the US.
First, Five Myths About Healthcare from Around the World, such as:
3. Foreign health care systems are inefficient, bloated bureaucracies.
Much less so than here. It may seem to Americans that U.S.-style free enterprise -- private-sector, for-profit health insurance -- is naturally the most cost-effective way to pay for health care. But in fact, all the other payment systems are more efficient than ours.
Numbers follow.
Then, some folks went and analyzed how a public option would affect every congressional district in the US.
Points to ponder
Aug. 27th, 2009 08:27 pmLinks to some information posted on Daily Kos.
First, Five Myths About Healthcare from Around the World, such as:
3. Foreign health care systems are inefficient, bloated bureaucracies.
Much less so than here. It may seem to Americans that U.S.-style free enterprise -- private-sector, for-profit health insurance -- is naturally the most cost-effective way to pay for health care. But in fact, all the other payment systems are more efficient than ours.
Numbers follow.
Then, some folks went and analyzed how a public option would affect every congressional district in the US.
First, Five Myths About Healthcare from Around the World, such as:
3. Foreign health care systems are inefficient, bloated bureaucracies.
Much less so than here. It may seem to Americans that U.S.-style free enterprise -- private-sector, for-profit health insurance -- is naturally the most cost-effective way to pay for health care. But in fact, all the other payment systems are more efficient than ours.
Numbers follow.
Then, some folks went and analyzed how a public option would affect every congressional district in the US.
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Aug. 27th, 2009 09:49 pmListening to the weather forecast. This summer is shaping up to be the cloudiest in the 115-year span since they started keeping records. Only 53% of usual/possible sunshine.
That explains why the basil and other herbs crapped out, I guess.
That explains why the basil and other herbs crapped out, I guess.
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Aug. 27th, 2009 09:49 pmListening to the weather forecast. This summer is shaping up to be the cloudiest in the 115-year span since they started keeping records. Only 53% of usual/possible sunshine.
That explains why the basil and other herbs crapped out, I guess.
That explains why the basil and other herbs crapped out, I guess.