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From: Eeyore on 24 Nov 2006 01:27 Jamie wrote: > Also i may add, where i work we have group coverage that cost me only > $28.xx a week for both my Wife and I. This coverage includes $0 cost at > the emergency room visits, $0 cost for any stays and surgery > $12.00 co-pay on name brand drugs and $0 on generic. This coverage > takes care of medical, eyes and dental. But you can only get this presumably because it's a benefit your employer ofers. > And i really don't have to wait for appointments. most of the time i > can get in when ever i think it's required for non emergency visits. > P.S. It's quite normal to get a same day appointment with your GP here too. > it also pays me a weekly check while i am recovery and can not > report to work. Most companies here pay decent sick pay. Graham
From: John Fields on 24 Nov 2006 07:05 On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:33:48 +0000, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Since it's not a privately owned business there are no kick backs. There is no need >to promote it, it does that very effectively for itself. > >It's also brilliantly integrated. A simple example.... > >I needed a repeat prescription. I faxed the practice with my request. I have an >arrangement set up with the pharmacist in the local supermarket whereby they will >collect prescriptions for you so I informed them that I had one ready for collection. >The next time I was there, my prescription was ready for me to collect. Neat eh ? --- Yeah, that's really slick... and _very_ convenient. The way it works here is that my pharmacy issues automatic refills and leaves a message on my machine when they're ready. Or, I can have them delivered if I like. If I need a refill and I've run out my pharmacy calls my physician who faxes the refill order to the pharmacy and the cycle begins anew. Also, my supermarket has a pharmacy on its premises should I choose to go that route. Neat, eh? -- JF
From: jmfbahciv on 24 Nov 2006 07:35 In article <ek5994$t07$4(a)blue.rahul.net>, kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote: >In article <4565B911.11BF2263(a)hotmail.com>, >Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >[...] >>How many communist economies exist worldwide ? > >Zero if you round off to the nearest whole number. One, two, three, and I don't know much about how countries in Africa are faring after the USSR became a fUSSR. I'm not sure how some of the less known Muslim countries that were a part of the USSR are working. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 24 Nov 2006 07:36 In article <45665CD2.DEFBB67F(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >unsettled wrote: > >> Ken Smith wrote: >> > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>How many communist economies exist worldwide ? >> > >> > >> > Zero if you round off to the nearest whole number. >> >> Maggot brain misspeaks again. China, Cuba, North Korea, >> and VietNam spring immediately to mind. > >You think China is communist ? Yes. They have developed their unique form of Communism. It is interesting to watch when they mix a little bit of capitalism in certain areas. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 24 Nov 2006 07:39
In article <4565BA66.1AE61881(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> I'm told >> that a successful socialist economy is in Sweden. I have to study >> that. > >It's called social democracy. I know. The fact that the word democracy has to be included gives me a slight warning. > All of the European 'lbour' parties embrace the >concept more or less. Yes and that's a serious problem when independent thinking and action is required. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy > >" The prime example of social democracy is Sweden, which prospered considerably >in the 1990s and 2000s [1]. Sweden has produced a strong economy from sole >proprietorships up through to multinationals (e.g., Saab, Ikea, and Ericsson), >while maintaining one of the longest life expectancies in the world, low >unemployment, inflation, infant mortality, national debt, and cost of living, >all while registering sizable economic growth. " What bothers me about this is that there is only a few companies. There are many ways to measure cost of living. If they included all the taxes it would be very high. /BAH |