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   From: crwlrjeff@yahoo.com   
      
   "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"    
   wrote in message   
   news:067d7ba7-884a-430c-aad0-c3d005e1baa4@h11g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...   
   > It wasn't through the books, my GF was sick and you know what being   
   > sick means in America. The medical industry itself makes you sick plus   
   > your own sickness. But wait, someone said she could be seen by a   
   > doctor (a real doctor) for 25 bucks! I thought it was a practical joke   
   > or perhaps a cruel joke. We got to the place and it was a very nice! I   
   > mean it was a trailer, but nice. The people were friendly, telling   
   > jokes, and the doctor showed up. No long wait either. She was seen...   
   > NEUMONIA! "C'mon, guys, where's the joke!?" I thought. Well, they are   
   > subsidized by the government, and that means SOCIALISM.   
   >   
   > I always had my doubts about it --bloated bureaucracy and free   
   > handouts-- but here it was, real socialism in the state of New York. I   
   > played this joke on the nurse: "Listen, we can get sick in Miami, get   
   > a plane here and keep the change!" She didn't laugh that much perhaps   
   > that would be an abuse of the program. This is for the local people   
   > and not for anybody else. I said, "Is this a program prevalent in NY?"   
   > She said "no" but wouldn't elaborate that much. Best of all, my GF was   
   > never asked if she was an indigent.   
   >   
   > Now I'm not afraid to be called a socialist. But notice, NOTHING FREE.   
   > It makes sense: AFFORDABLE BUT NOT FREE. Not even Obamacare can beat   
   > that. Simple and fair. That's my proposal at the next meeting of the   
   > Revolutionary Committee in Exile.   
   >   
   > It is said the revolution is about solutions.   
   >   
   >   
      
   You went to the county heath clinic. You paid $25, the officed billed the   
   government $400 for the three minutes you were served. Let's give the   
   benefit of doubt and say you were served for 12 minutes, that's $2,000 per   
   hour in billing, 8 hours per day (or $16,000), 5 days per week. Nothing is   
   free. Thank your neighbors for the taxes they pay to keep the clinic   
   operating.   
      
   It's simple math. I might have pulled the wrong number out of my ass, but   
   you can be absolutely certain that the office billed government for whatever   
   the shortfall is between the $25 you paid and the cost it takes to provide   
   the sevice.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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