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Old November 19th, 2005, 03:59 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Ken Fortenberry
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wrote:
"Wayne Harrison" wrote:
"rw" wrote:
The cost of one day of the war in Iraq could pay for one year of health
insurance for 400,000 uninsured children.

it's a disgrace, and a nightmare.


Now think about that statement a second. It isn't, "the cost could pay
to provide necessary, even life-saving treatment to a lot more than
400,000 children," it's framed in terms of paying for _insurance_ for
400,000 children. Sick or injured children who have no insurance
coverage don't need insurance, they need medical care, and healthy
children obviously don't need care - if you insure 400,000, some will go
without, but if treat those who actually need, more could be
accomplished.

I'm surprised to hear you coming out in favor of socialized
medicine. I think it's a ****ing disgrace that we don't have
it in this country already.

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Ken Fortenberry