On Dec 26, 6:42*pm, Tom Francis
wrote:
On Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:17:46 -0600, thunder
wrote:

You mention a "business decision". *It seems to me tying health insurance
to business, was a faulty paradigm from the beginning, competitively and
socially. *However, health care has the potential of reviving this entire
economy. *Health care jobs are well paying and *local*. *IMO, they could
provide a replacement for the manufacturing jobs we have lost. *Our
medical technology sector, already top of the world, could provide export
dollars. *In the public debate, we've been looking at health care as a
drain on the economy. *I'm thinking it could save the economy. *It's
basic economics, manufacture something of value, and the whole world
values life, at least in theory.

You're right and as far as it goes, it would be a boon.

Unfortunately, that requires a free market approach to keep costs
competitive and we just got a crap sandwich of a "health care" bill.


LOL! That reminds me of the saying that "Life is a crap sandwich,
but the more bread you got, the less crap you gotta eat!"

Seems there's a lot of truth to that.