[PRCo] Re: Gas Prices

[John Swindler]

We already have an example of socialized medicine in this country.  It's called the Veteran's Administration.  
 
I've heard some good stories about the VA, particularly the one in Lebanon, but also too many horror stories.  Also, there were three incidents over past 12-15 months of patients being ignored in emergency rooms to die.  All three happened in government run facilities.  I'd rather be able to schedule an appointment at Lancaster General instead of being put on a VA waiting list.
 
John
 
 
 
> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:50:18 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Gas Prices> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > > ----- Original Message ----> > > From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>> > > > > > My wife went on a mission trip to Novosibirsk several> > years ago, and at a get-together showed a picture of our > > house. The 'locals' wanted to know on which floor was> > our apartment located. She felt embarrassed telling them> > that we lived in the entire house. And our > > square footage is smaller then the average.> > When living in San Francisco in the 1980s I attended a> church which had a big missionary project to Russia> as well as Russian immigrants here. Mention a trip> to the super market and they begged to go along. They> were constantly astonished at the variety we have here.> > The battle cry of protesters coming out of the hippy era> was 'food for people not for profit.' Remove the profit> incentive and there goes our variety doesn't it. That's why> I give pause to 'socialized' medicine. As I mentioned before> we seem to have much better health care in some respects> than Britain. But 'if' we go socialized method I shall> probably be pushing up the daisies by then.> > > Phil> > > > > > 
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