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From: Lloyd Parker on 6 Nov 2006 06:37 In article <sBa3h.4970$B31.2627(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message >news:e-2dnUlCdeZ0XtHYnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... >> >> Import bans (in the case of the UK) are because products are dangerous or >> illegal. Ephedrine springs to mind but I dont know its current legal >> status in the US. > >To my knowledge, it is a controlled substance (prescription-only). >Pseudoephedrine is, however, an over-the-counter item (no prescription), but >it's falling under more and more control all the time, as its >dehydroxylation is the basis for the proliferation of "meth labs" in the US. > New federal law requires it be kept behind a counter (usually the pharmacy section of a store) and that you show ID to purchase it; soon there will be a national data base that the seller will check to make sure you aren't buying too much per month.
From: Lloyd Parker on 6 Nov 2006 06:31 In article <12489$454cc7d3$4fe7077$9514(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >T Wake wrote: > >> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> news:eihvrr$8ps_002(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >> >>>In article <454B8A9B.7C879864(a)hotmail.com>, >>> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>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. >>> >>>To go to a single payer system implies an expansion of the Medicare >>>system. So a national health insurer will not work well. >> >> >> Why not? >> >> >>>Congress even did something sensible and passed an extraordinary >>>insurance. The youngsteres who ran AARP caused their subscribers >>>to get it repealed. >>> >>> >>> >>>>It's rare here to find a doctor who *doesn't* do NHS work. >>> >>>Is his license tied to volunteering? >> >> >> NHS work is not "volunteer" work. >> >> > >In the American lexicon, any work which pays less than >the maximum going rate is "volunteering." > So, teachers are volunteers. Policemen, firemen, ... Airline pilots who work for smaller airlines are volunteers too...
From: lucasea on 6 Nov 2006 12:52 "krw" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote in message news:MPG.1fb933a7f3ac3f70989aa9(a)news.individual.net... > > It's really not all that different, except that the economy is > *far* better. The '70s were horrid. It's very different. As an indication of the state of the entrepreneurial spirit these days, it used to be possible to join a company as a mailroom clerk, learn a few things, move up into technical jobs, through the managerial ranks, and into a VPship or higher. That cannot happen these days in most industries, because they will not hire anybody into the technical ranks that doesn't have the pre-defined level of education, PhD or BS. I'll argue that that narrow-minded definition of "capable" is exactly the same sort of mindset that prevents small businesses from blooming into new industries. Eric Lucas
From: T Wake on 6 Nov 2006 12:55 <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:dCI3h.6222$B31.5618(a)newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message > news:5KOdnbwggcSt39LYRVnyvw(a)pipex.net... >> >> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> news:eine8q$8qk_001(a)s943.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>> Europe >>> appears to have forgotten this aspect of governing. It's too bad >>> since a lot of these ideas came from there. > > How, exactly, has Europe forgotten self-determination? What countries > have the invaded lately for no other reason than to kick out a government > that they don't like? I think /BAH is projecting again... :-)
From: T Wake on 6 Nov 2006 13:06
"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:bvnuk2tdtrutrd7hrbgo9965ec2ntv56ti(a)4ax.com... > On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 17:14:37 -0000, "T Wake" > <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >> >>"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:454E1039.3AF9660B(a)hotmail.com... >>> >>> >>> T Wake wrote: >>> >>>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> > What?! No Mexican food? >>>> >>>> Oddly, Mexican (and Mexican restaurants) are common enough in the UK >>>> that >>>> most people tend to ignore them as an "ethnic" dish - a bit like the >>>> way >>>> Curries are pretty much British food now. >>> >>> You know, I've never come across one myself ! >> >>You should try them. Not all the food is mouthblisteringly hot. :-) Get a >>few Old El Paso dinner kits nd make your own ... :-) >> >>>> (I've never found one in India >>>> like the ones British people think are "Indian" food...). >>> >>> I have, in the more upmarket restaurants, hotels in Mumbai. >> >>Obviously used to catering for British people :-) >> > > Has Chevy's made it over there yet? Pretty good Tex-Mex. Try the > margueritas and fajita plates. The sizzling chicken with onions is > great, as are the bbq shrimps and the ribs with jalapeno jelly. Good > guacamole and fresh-baked tortillas. I haven't seen a Chevy's yet - I will keep an eye out next time I am in London. Sounds good. |