Jonathan Ganz wrote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion...edit_1024.html



"The government could — and should — prevent subsequent shortages by buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where everyone
can get essential care without going broke. Of course you might have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening rhinoplasty.

Cheers
Marty

And, Bush knew about the problem years ago, and he did NOTHING. Now,
potentially more people will die from flu then died in the entire Vietnam
war.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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Jonathan Ganz wrote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion...edit_1024.html



"The government could — and should — prevent subsequent shortages by
buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care
system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where
everyone can get essential care without going broke. Of course you might
have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening rhinoplasty.

Cheers
Marty

That's bullroar...this is not supposed to be a bad flu year and the only
people who need flu shots are the infirm...people are making much more out
of this than what it is....if you have bad lungs to begin with, or a serious
heart condition, or a depleted immune system, then you might have something
to worry about...other than that, you'll get an upper respiratory viral
infection (that's spelled G-O-L-D) and in a week to 10 days it will be over.
Frink fluid, take zinc, and don;t sneeze on your neighbor. And
remember...WASHING YOUR HANDS IS THE BERY BESY PREVENTATIVE FOR
INFLUENZAit beats the shot 100 to 1.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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And, Bush knew about the problem years ago, and he did NOTHING. Now,
potentially more people will die from flu then died in the entire Vietnam
war.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion...edit_1024.html



"The government could — and should — prevent subsequent shortages by
buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care
system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where
everyone can get essential care without going broke. Of course you might
have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening rhinoplasty.

Cheers
Marty

So, what you're saying is that Bush knew 2 years ago that this flu season
was going to be mild? Talk about delusional....

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"katysails" wrote in message
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That's bullroar...this is not supposed to be a bad flu year and the only
people who need flu shots are the infirm...people are making much more out
of this than what it is....if you have bad lungs to begin with, or a
serious heart condition, or a depleted immune system, then you might have
something to worry about...other than that, you'll get an upper
respiratory viral infection (that's spelled G-O-L-D) and in a week to 10
days it will be over. Frink fluid, take zinc, and don;t sneeze on your
neighbor. And remember...WASHING YOUR HANDS IS THE BERY BESY PREVENTATIVE
FOR INFLUENZAit beats the shot 100 to 1.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
And, Bush knew about the problem years ago, and he did NOTHING. Now,
potentially more people will die from flu then died in the entire Vietnam
war.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion...edit_1024.html



"The government could - and should - prevent subsequent shortages by
buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care
system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where
everyone can get essential care without going broke. Of course you might
have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening rhinoplasty.

Cheers
Marty

What I'm saying is that Bush really has nothing to do with the flu....I
suppose the reason you ran out of toilet paper was someone's fault (other
than your own) too? Flu happens every year, and yes, there are indicator's
in advance (probably nbot two years but mire than a year) of what is
mutating and how fast.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
So, what you're saying is that Bush knew 2 years ago that this flu season
was going to be mild? Talk about delusional....

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"katysails" wrote in message
...
That's bullroar...this is not supposed to be a bad flu year and the only
people who need flu shots are the infirm...people are making much more
out of this than what it is....if you have bad lungs to begin with, or a
serious heart condition, or a depleted immune system, then you might have
something to worry about...other than that, you'll get an upper
respiratory viral infection (that's spelled G-O-L-D) and in a week to 10
days it will be over. Frink fluid, take zinc, and don;t sneeze on your
neighbor. And remember...WASHING YOUR HANDS IS THE BERY BESY
PREVENTATIVE FOR INFLUENZAit beats the shot 100 to 1.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
And, Bush knew about the problem years ago, and he did NOTHING. Now,
potentially more people will die from flu then died in the entire
Vietnam war.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion...edit_1024.html



"The government could - and should - prevent subsequent shortages by
buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care
system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where
everyone can get essential care without going broke. Of course you
might have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening
rhinoplasty.

Cheers
Marty

In article ,
katysails wrote:
What I'm saying is that Bush really has nothing to do with the flu....I
suppose the reason you ran out of toilet paper was someone's fault (other
than your own) too? Flu happens every year, and yes, there are indicator's
in advance (probably nbot two years but mire than a year) of what is
mutating and how fast.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
So, what you're saying is that Bush knew 2 years ago that this flu season
was going to be mild? Talk about delusional....

He had nothing to do with causing it, although he does make me sick on
a regular basis. Flu happens every year. Bush knew, in advance, that
there was a crisis with respect to companies that manufacture the
vaccine. He was informed that something had to be done to make sure
that the vaccine would be available. He did NOTHING.

There are plenty of suppliers of TP. There are not plenty of suppliers
of vaccine. The government needed to step in and ensure the supply.
The situation has been getting worse for years. It became critical a
couple of years ago. Bush did NOTHING.

That's what I'm saying.
--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

There you go with THE GOVERNMENT crap again...why don't you find yourself a
nice socialistic or communist country to live in where the government is
everything? Got news for you, there are still people here who do not want
all that governmental intervention....the whole flu shot thing is a
construct...they've got you snowed into thinking that it's a necessity of
life...that you will die without it...this is not the 1930's when
malnutrition was rife, when antibiotics barely existed (sulfa was about it)
and where the life expectancy was somewhere around 62. The chance of an
epidemic here is not probably at all. Get over it. You've been
brainwashed.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
In article ,
katysails wrote:
What I'm saying is that Bush really has nothing to do with the flu....I
suppose the reason you ran out of toilet paper was someone's fault (other
than your own) too? Flu happens every year, and yes, there are
indicator's
in advance (probably nbot two years but mire than a year) of what is
mutating and how fast.
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
So, what you're saying is that Bush knew 2 years ago that this flu
season
was going to be mild? Talk about delusional....

He had nothing to do with causing it, although he does make me sick on
a regular basis. Flu happens every year. Bush knew, in advance, that
there was a crisis with respect to companies that manufacture the
vaccine. He was informed that something had to be done to make sure
that the vaccine would be available. He did NOTHING.

There are plenty of suppliers of TP. There are not plenty of suppliers
of vaccine. The government needed to step in and ensure the supply.
The situation has been getting worse for years. It became critical a
couple of years ago. Bush did NOTHING.

That's what I'm saying.
--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

"katysails" wrote in message
...
What I'm saying is that Bush really has nothing to do with the
flu....I
suppose the reason you ran out of toilet paper was someone's fault
(other
than your own) too?


Ganz blamed the President because he ran out of toilet paper? Well,
if he wipes the bull **** off his mouth every time he spews it, I can
see why he ran out.

me

In article ,
Scott Vernon wrote:
Ganz blamed the President because he ran out of toilet paper? Well,
if he wipes the bull **** off his mouth every time he spews it, I can
see why he ran out.

Geez Scottie, maybe RB was right about you. You seem obsessed with
toilet humor.

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Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Martin Baxter wrote:
"The government could — and should — prevent subsequent shortages by
buying a certain amount of vaccine each year", what heresy is this?

Next thing you'll want the government to fund and operate a health care
system, you'll become like the rest of the industrialized world where
everyone can get essential care without going broke. Of course you might
have to wait for a bit to get that non life threatening rhinoplasty.

Actually, the U.S. health care system is far more socialized than
anybody wants to admit. The flu shot is an example of poor managemement,
but for the most part the system works pretty well for both ends of the
spectrum... it puts a heck of a squeeze on the people in the middle though.

For example, you can get a very wide range of treatment & most
inoculations for free at a state run clinic... of course you have to
wait in a long line. You can also get free medical care at any major
hospital emergency room... again, you might have to wait in a long line.
At the opposite end, there is a rising trend for "boutique" health care
offices for people who don't mind paying a lot for service. They even
make house calls... for a price.

However, if you're a middle class schmuck who can't take 3 days off to
go fight the crowds & fill out paperwork at the county health dept, then
too bad for you. I think this will change, as everything tends to come &
go in cycles. But meanwhile the biggest problem is that Americans of
both political stripes seem to fervently believe that there *must* be
such a thing as a free lunch!

Regards
Doug King