On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:05:37 -0700, JR wrote:

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On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:03 -0700, JR wrote:

I'm curious - have you been poor and sick in the US?

Yes.

Italy?

No.

I picked Italy as an example, though, because I'm very familiar with the
medical system there, having lived (and been sick) there and knowing
many Italians and immigrants to Italy, "poor" by U.S. standards, who
deal regularly with that system.

And please define "poor." And to save time, "poor by US standards"
ain't gonna impress me much - YMMV. What does that mean, anyway - they
can't afford Starbucks _daily_, to supersize their McHeartAttack Meal,
only 112 channels on cable/satellite, and the greatest horror of them
all, Capital One will only give them a regular old Visa...what's in your
wallet?

I'd have picked Canada as an example, but it's spring there and I
thought I'd leave poor Petah to fish in peace.....

Hey, we all know Canada is, by some stroke of fortune, paradise on
earth, so comparing ANYTHING to what's available there just isn't a fair
thing to do...hell, they aren't even burdened with real money...

TC,
R