On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:07:33 -0700, JR wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:08:28 -0700, JR wrote:

..... only that if I were poor and sick, I'd get better medical
treatment if I were an Italian in Italy than an American here.

Er, no, this is the first time you've said that you'd "get better
medical treatment if I were an Italian in Italy than an American here"

My bad. I assumed since the topic was medical care and health care
systems, that *that* was how what I wrote would be read.

Why? "Better" is not the same as or even related to "at little or no
apparent cost." Heck, Walmart sells tools and they are pretty
inexpensive...wanna try to rebuilt a Cat diesel with 'em? OTOH, Walmart
sells large white loaves and I'd guess they are probably, well, they are
as good as those costing two or three times as much...

The whole tube sock angle was, I confess, entirely unforeseen.

Nobody expects the tube sock inqui...er, nevermind...

TC,
R