tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post1115766100912379646..comments2023-07-30T01:08:43.318-07:00Comments on Politics Plus: Health Care Reform: Guess Who Is Beating Us?TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-7896382220388585632009-12-28T07:24:15.481-08:002009-12-28T07:24:15.481-08:00You sure did, Sue. And if things stay this dead, ...You sure did, Sue. And if things stay this dead, that will be the end for the year.<br /><br />Are people doing it in addition to frogs, Kvatch? ;-)<br /><br />That wouldn't surprise me, Leslie. We've lost the human touch here.<br /><br />Lisa we have the best politicians money can buy. Mexico has their share of corruption, but there it's bottom up. Here it's top down.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-9257225670604762002009-12-27T19:29:23.923-08:002009-12-27T19:29:23.923-08:00If a crappy poor country like Mexico (and I'm ...If a crappy poor country like Mexico (and I'm not saying Mexico is crappy because I've had some very nice vacations there) can do better than us on healthcare, that's really saying how bought off our politicians are. No wonder so many people go there for meds and/or surgery!Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-57510119252095801812009-12-27T16:52:35.613-08:002009-12-27T16:52:35.613-08:00TomCat: Should have mentioned the lower costs of m...TomCat: Should have mentioned the lower costs of meds in Old Mexico. Retirees I've talked to who live there think the medical care is even better than here - not because our doctors are bad but because they are caught up in a HC system that's broken.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-56058442725496586292009-12-27T11:24:06.692-08:002009-12-27T11:24:06.692-08:00And people wonder why retires are rushing south of...And people wonder why retires are rushing south of the border as fast as they can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-52686166976484812432009-12-27T09:40:08.672-08:002009-12-27T09:40:08.672-08:00there I am again! I made the li-iiist, I made the ...there I am again! I made the li-iiist, I made the li-iiiiist, nah nah nah nah nah!!<br /><br />Hope you had a nice Christmas Tom!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-29303292939439461872009-12-27T08:41:07.782-08:002009-12-27T08:41:07.782-08:00Welcome Tina. I'm always making calls to step...Welcome Tina. I'm always making calls to step it up? Did Gwendolyn refer you? She's also into aromatherapy.<br /><br />Mark, there could be. What are you thinking here?<br /><br />Vig, you raise a valid point, but what we spend on Afghanistan is a drop in the bucket compared to the massively obscene profits of Big Healthcare and the banksters.<br /><br />Leslie, many go south, because TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-51041224135717708552009-12-27T07:59:08.859-08:002009-12-27T07:59:08.859-08:00Vigi: None because they have more sense than to go...Vigi: None because they have more sense than to go there.<br /><br />"And our wealthy nation can’t beat Mexico?!"<br /><br />Well, it does take a certain amount of humanity - something not included in their dictionary. Wonder why so many U.S. citizens go south of the border for their meds?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-12372211762640292572009-12-27T07:50:08.741-08:002009-12-27T07:50:08.741-08:00Hey Tom! How many troops does Mexico have in Afgha...Hey Tom! How many troops does Mexico have in Afghanistan? Huh?Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-85916735492705657122009-12-27T06:09:35.692-08:002009-12-27T06:09:35.692-08:00I am thinking here Tom but I am wondering in that ...I am thinking here Tom but I am wondering in that thinking that just how much of the massive trade imbalances the rest of the world runs with the US economy goes to fund their health care. <br /><br />I am beginning to see there is much more at play on the table then just they have what we don't and why. There is more at work than just the US citizen being a profit stream for corporations. (the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-8709776976736610122009-12-27T05:42:52.518-08:002009-12-27T05:42:52.518-08:00Thanks. Seems like a call to action for all to ste...Thanks. Seems like a call to action for all to step it up.tinaglenn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09850054143359773141noreply@blogger.com