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Interesting China-US Article to Cogitate On - Tech Support Forums - TechIMO.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:09:31 +0000

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By: Anne Ewing

Anne Ewing — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:51:25 +0000

Why don’t we ( the U.S. ) just start health care reform slowly and carefully. Extend Medicare as it is back to people who are 55, giving us a chance to adjust to the new numbers of people and figure out what “bugs” we have. When we have accomplished that (probably 24-30 months) then we can extend back to 45, and 35 and so on, back to the start. It should speed up as we learn.

It will be understandable to nearly everyone,and gradual enough to avoid congestion and crisis.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:58:06 +0000

BTW Bill, will we also count people who drive or walk while talking on a cell phone, people with bad driving records, pot smokers, people with dangerous hobbies such as skiing, rock climbing, amateur aviator, white water rafting, bicycle racing, surfing, mountain climbing, or dangerous occupations like driving a cab in a bad neighborhood? This could wind up including almost everyone.

Of course, I do none of these myself. I also don’t drink, smoke, or watch TV, and my BMI is 23.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:44:23 +0000

While I approve neither of socialism nor of Barack Obama, as someone who is well-read in German history and culture (it was my college major), I must inform you that Rush Limbaugh’s understanding of the term “National Socialism” is historically naive.

Back when the Nazis where still trying to gain power, socialism was all the rage in Europe and had a lot of popularity in the US too. The Nazis adopted the name “National Socialism” in order to appeal to the masses. While there was for a couple of years a genuinely socialist wing of the Nazi Party which threatened to replace Hitler with their own leader (prior to the Nazis’ coming to power), the mainstream of the party was supported by much of big business.

In fact, the oldest and still the largest post-war Nazi party in Germany is called the National Democratic Party, because today democracy is all the rage. In fact, Germany’s 3 largest parties (out of 5 in parliament) all have the word “Democratic” in their name: Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and Free Democrats. (The other 2 are The Greens and The Left.)

By: bill forni

bill forni — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:16:51 +0000

for your show tomorrow please bring up health care reform discussion on how people who knowing choose unhealthy lifestyles (smokers, drinkers, overeaters, etc) should be covered. this is an important part of the health care equation that i have not yet heard addressed. i don’t believe they should be denied coverage but should they have to pay exhorbitant premiums and have high out-of-pocket expense caps?
i believe this is a potentially exposive issue for health care reform.

thanks.

bill