[PRCo] Re: Gas Prices

[Edward H. Lybarger]

If you remove the profit motive, you remove the incentive for any kind of
quality or service.  But you also get in trouble when there is unlimited
profit motive, because in the hubris, the recognized need for those
qualities gets lost.

As with everything else, the best position is somewhere in the middle.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:37 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Gas Prices

 
 
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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