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2005-03-22 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-22 11:45:03 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 THERE IS a bumper sticker on the car ahead of me as I drive down Interstate 93. In white letters on a navy background, it proclaims: "Single-Payer Health Care!"

I usually see them on the back of Volvos. Yeah, I'm surprised, too...

Posted by Raj 2005-03-22 12:59:36 PM|| 2005-03-22 12:59:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 From each doctor according to his ability, to each patient according to his "need."

Anyone wanna guess how much more need there is than ability?

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-22 1:03:43 PM|| 2005-03-22 1:03:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "A letter from the Moncton Hospital to a New Brunswick heart patient in need of an electrocardiogram said the appointment would be in three months. It added: 'If the person named on this computer-generated letter is deceased, please accept our sincere apologies.' "
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=596051&page=1

Posted by Tom 2005-03-22 1:15:50 PM|| 2005-03-22 1:15:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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