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From: Jim Thompson on 14 Oct 2009 17:44 On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:32:47 +0100, ChrisQ <meru(a)devnull.com> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: > >> >> And there, folks, you have the Europeon socialist platitudes all >> lumped together into one place. >> >> Rejoice all you want... all my current clients are off-shore... I'll >> just take my corporation off-shore and deprive all you "gimme" people >> of a share of my income ;-) >> > > ...and the lone ranger rides out into the sunset, but will the last >person to leave the us please turn out the lights :-)... > >Regards > >Chris Only my money is leaving the U.S... maybe the Cayman Islands ?:-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
From: Spehro Pefhany on 14 Oct 2009 18:29 On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:44:35 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:32:47 +0100, ChrisQ <meru(a)devnull.com> wrote: > >>Jim Thompson wrote: >> >>> >>> And there, folks, you have the Europeon socialist platitudes all >>> lumped together into one place. >>> >>> Rejoice all you want... all my current clients are off-shore... I'll >>> just take my corporation off-shore and deprive all you "gimme" people >>> of a share of my income ;-) >>> >> >> ...and the lone ranger rides out into the sunset, but will the last >>person to leave the us please turn out the lights :-)... >> >>Regards >> >>Chris > >Only my money is leaving the U.S... maybe the Cayman Islands ?:-) > > ...Jim Thompson Umm.. you want to get to know Sheriff Joe better? ;-)
From: Jim Thompson on 14 Oct 2009 18:47 On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:29:57 -0400, Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:44:35 -0700, Jim Thompson ><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote: > >>On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:32:47 +0100, ChrisQ <meru(a)devnull.com> wrote: >> >>>Jim Thompson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> And there, folks, you have the Europeon socialist platitudes all >>>> lumped together into one place. >>>> >>>> Rejoice all you want... all my current clients are off-shore... I'll >>>> just take my corporation off-shore and deprive all you "gimme" people >>>> of a share of my income ;-) >>>> >>> >>> ...and the lone ranger rides out into the sunset, but will the last >>>person to leave the us please turn out the lights :-)... >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>Chris >> >>Only my money is leaving the U.S... maybe the Cayman Islands ?:-) >> >> ...Jim Thompson > >Umm.. you want to get to know Sheriff Joe better? ;-) Ummm? My corporation doesn't need to be U.S. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Joerg on 14 Oct 2009 19:38 Martin Brown wrote: > John Larkin wrote: >> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:48:15 +0100, Martin Brown >> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> I agree that in the USA there is about 30% of the population >>> determined to stuff themselves silly until they get type II diabetes, >>> their knees and hips disintegrate. But that is fundamentally a >>> problem of too much junk food and not enough exercise. A national >>> health system encouraging better diet might actually decrease these >>> costs. The existing private one doesn't care so long as the punters >>> are insured and profitable. >> >> Britain and even France are seeing increasing levels of obesity. Look > > True enough. Wherever the US junk food diet is exported (even Japan) > obesity rapidly increases. McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken being > the worst offenders. Highly processed unhealthy food is far too common. > People don't have to eat it. I never do. They have choices, and brains. > And it tends to be the poorer members of society that eat the most junk > food - it is after all the cheapest mass produced food. > That is a myth, and false. Lots of people think "Oh, a 99c burger, let's all go there". Then the whole family scrambles into the car. Now li'l Joey also wants a side order of fries and a coke. Oh, and ice cream. Ol' Leroy is still hungry after the 99c burger and opts straight for another, but this time the super-duper-$3.99-triple-decker. By the time it's all said and done $30-$40 are gone, plus gasoline. For that kind of money you can cook a fine meal and feed the whole family plus the neighbors, and have leftovers. >> it up. In the US, we have a large minority population that, I think, >> is poorly adapted to the european-type diet full of wheat, meat, >> sugar, and dairy products. Pacific Islanders and native Americans seem >> most affected - rampant overweight and diabetes - and Africans too. > > But in the USA it is also the enormous portions of food at the popular > restaurants that plays a part in supersizing the population. > You can ask for smaller portions or, if well over 50, a senior-size meal (less money). Also, they'll gladly pack you a doggie bag. Ownership of a dog not required. It's all a matter of discipline. When do we stop wanting the government or business to decide stuff for us? >> The US policy of keeping up sugar prices hurts too, since corn syrup >> is probably worse for health than real sugar. > > High fructose corn syrup is a pretty nasty concoction. It would not > surprise me at all if it were implicated in causing diabetes. > We don't even have it in our kitchen. Very little sweet stuff is used. Tonight we will have a large mixed salad, slowly baked marinated pork chops, roasted potatoes with onions. Costs less than fast food, tastes infinitely better, and is healthy. Ok, the pork chops maybe not but in moderation that's ok. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joerg on 14 Oct 2009 19:46
ChrisQ wrote: [...] > I guess this is where europe and the us differ. In europe, there is > universal health care free at the point of delivery, but there's no > reason why you can't go private if you wish and many do. Anything else > would be inconceivable, even though, yes, it has to be paid for from > taxes, just as the arts, science and other civilised value type stuff > gets funded from the state with common consent. > Don't generalize from UK systems to EU systems. For example, health care in Germany is not at all free no matter which method you pick. In the mid-90's I paid about 800 Deutschmarks per month over there for the two of us, just in premiums. Then there were co-pays. This was a non-private plan, the kind that's called Gesetzliche Krankenkasse. That is hardly free, is it? [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. |