Re: You must admit.........

On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:33:13 -0600, Mickey wrote:
Carbon <nobrac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:56:01 -0800, Miss Elaine Eos wrote:
On 2011-12-05 02:40:02 +0000, Carbon <nobrac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
said:

You have a for-profit insurance company and a long policy with a
lot of fine print that was created by company lawyers trying to
control expenditures. I'm not understanding why you think that's
better.

Is the system you suggest losing money?

Canadian system cost ~60% of what the US system does.

Neato. Is the system you suggest losing money?

That is like asking if the Interstate highway system is losing money. It
costs what it costs, but it's a net gain for everyone because it's more
efficient than the previous system.
.

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