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From: Eeyore on 3 Nov 2006 12:39 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Have you already forgotten the reason for the Arab Embargo ? > > Yes. I don't remember all the details. It was because of western backing of Israel. Sound familiar ? Truth is that Israel is the number one messmaker in the region. Graham
From: unsettled on 3 Nov 2006 12:52 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <4549E4E8.61E6C504(a)hotmail.com>, > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >>> "MooseFET" <kensmith(a)rahul.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>They seem to be doing better than the US with a lot less money for >>>>health care. >>> >>>Could it be the drug costs that make this difference? >> >>Why do so may US medical practicioners prescibe expensive drugs > > > They don't. > > >>when cheaper >>generics are just as good for mnay things ? > > > These days anybody with any kind of insurance have to use generic. > > >>It artificially inflates costs. That's not allowed in the NHS. >> > > > Who is supposed to pay for the drug research? Mostly US citizens, of course.
From: unsettled on 3 Nov 2006 12:57 Eeyore wrote: > > T Wake wrote: > > >><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> >>> unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >> >>>>There have been many flights bringing Europeans to shop at >>>>the Mall of America in Minnesota. Straight in, shop all day, >>>>get back on the plane the same day and go back. >>> >>>I hadn't heard that one. >> >>Neither had I. It seems unusual for people to fly over 10 hours each way to >>go shopping. The prices there really must be rock bottom. >> >> >>>I suspect it would be the place to >>>go with everything in the same building. >> >>Strangely, we have things like that in Europe as well. > > > Maybe BAH and unsettled haven't heard of Bluewater ? > > Bluewater - the leading shopping and leisure destination in Europe. Explore over > 330 stores and more. Off the M25/A2, Kent, UK. > > http://www.bluewater.co.uk/ > http://www.kenttourism.co.uk/en/what_to_see_and_do/attractions/bluewater.asp > http://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/pages/bluewater.phtml > http://streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=557881&y=173574&z=0&sv=da9+9st&st=2&pc=da9+9st&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf Oh goody, a "Me Too!!!!" posting
From: unsettled on 3 Nov 2006 13:13 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <29d9e$454a2b92$4fe71d7$24986(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, > unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: > >>lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > > <snip> > > >>In the US we have what can only be described as an overkill >>in residential electrical services. The minimum permitted >>these days is 100 Amps @ 240 volts. In fact, people are >>being forced to upgrade to that minimum by their homeowners >>insurance. > > > Where is this requirement? The National Electric Code (NEC). It is published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Local authorities codify it. Chicago publishes its own stricter version, but generally speaking the NEC is universally adapted nation wide and is the reference work used by casualty insurance companies. Don't look for this to be universally required of small apartments. Google NEC.
From: Eeyore on 3 Nov 2006 13:29
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > >> That is why I'm trying to point out that having insurance is > >> not a guarantee you will get access to treatment when you need it. > >> The only thing our politicians are trying to do is to make > >> the insurance available to all from a single payer, the US > >> government. This will cause a decrease in access. > > > >How ? > > Doctors are also avoiding taking on new Medicare patients because > they don't paid for the services delivered in a timely manner. I > don't know how long the delay is now, but Dukakis years had a > payment delay of 9 months to 2 years. That means that a > pharmacist or a doctor had to wait that long before he got > paid for a service he provided years before. So all you're doing here is criticising the failings of your current system. Quite so. It needs radical overhaul. It's rare here to find a doctor who *doesn't* do NHS work. Graham |