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From: Eeyore on 24 Nov 2006 15:14 krw wrote: > In article <ek79n9$r6e$3(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>, lparker(a)emory.edu > says... > > > > Who's nationalizing private industry? The insurance companies would still be > > there, selling supplemental insurance. Just like they do to Medicare > > recipients. > > > Not under "Hilliary Care", the only seriously considered > "solution". The entire US health care system (17% of the GDP) *17%* !!! ??? No wonder your health care is so broken. > would have been nationalized overnight. It would have made private > practice *ILLEGAL*. It *would* ? The NHS has never prevented private practice btw. Graham
From: Eeyore on 24 Nov 2006 15:15 krw wrote: > rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > > krw wrote: > > > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net says... > > > > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message > > > > > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > > >> > > > > >> Once again, I'll ask you to think about administering your > > > > >> NHS to all of Europe. That is how the US has to work. > > > > >> We essentially 50 countries, each has its own politics, economy > > > > >> and different priority lists. > > > > > > > > > > It is a shame you have such a low opinion of the American people. > > > > > > > > It's also quite a shame that she has such a lack of understanding of the US > > > > Constitution, to think that no national program is possible. There are > > > > plenty of national programs in the US, and they work fine. > > > > > > All (not operated through the states) are unconstitutional, as > > > well. None come close to 17% of the GNP either, though you'd > > > likely be all for nationalizing the oil companies too. > > > > What would be the point of that ? > > It makes as much sense as nationalizing health care; none. Why > don't you nationalize food production while you're at it? Who said anything about nationalisation ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 24 Nov 2006 15:20 krw wrote: > rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > > T Wake wrote: > > > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > > > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >>It [China] can't be communism if they encorage capitalism can it ? > > > > > > > > They are not encouraging capitalism in lieu of their brand > > > > of communism. They are trying out pieces of it. Their > > > > field test site is usually the area next door to Hong Kong. > > > > If something works, they move it to Shanghia. I am assuming > > > > that the pieces that merge nicely with their political methods > > > > will creep throughout its economy. > > > > > > Which is why it isnt considered a communist economy (any more) by normal > > > people. > > > > It's more like a mixed economy run by a party that still calls > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > itself communist. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Too funny! Dumb donkey. Pray tell what amuses you here. Graham
From: John Fields on 24 Nov 2006 16:17 On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:29:08 -0000, "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >How times have changed :-) The Labour party is privatising things all over >the place, beating down the unions and increasing spending on defence >(including the one time arch enemy of labour - the Nuclear Deterrent!), >while the Tories are going about saying how much they value civil liberties, >want to fight climate change etc. > >Really strange turn of events! :-D --- Yes, you're turning into Americans. -- JF
From: Lloyd Parker on 24 Nov 2006 11:03
In article <ek7fo9$hv4$9(a)blue.rahul.net>, kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote: >In article <ek7ano$r6e$8(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>, >Lloyd Parker <lparker(a)emory.edu> wrote: >[....] >>And it costs the IRS not a penny more to collect the money which goes to >>Medicare, since people are already filing tax returns. > >I will dispute that suggestion. Each item to be processed takes a little >data entry and CPU time to deal with. Making the tax form simpler would >save money. > > Actually it's even simpler -- your Medicare taxes are withheld every payday and I assume for most businesses now, electronically sent to the IRS with the push of a key. |