tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post6433466792845701889..comments2023-11-05T03:48:31.411-05:00Comments on James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass: Random Political ThoughtsJames Maxeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-32740771699093347402010-04-10T09:23:04.354-04:002010-04-10T09:23:04.354-04:00Mr. Cavin, thanks for your thoughts on the matter....Mr. Cavin, thanks for your thoughts on the matter. I'm not entirely unsympathatic to the issues you raise: We do spend more, insurance companies do help raise costs (though I don't think it's the profit seeking that drives this as much as beaurocracy), and Americans don't seem to be significantly healthier than Canadians or Brits. <br /><br />On the other hand, our biggest health James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-2863589191310886582010-04-09T14:12:52.093-04:002010-04-09T14:12:52.093-04:00Well, I was being glib-ish. Honestly, I'm tire...Well, I was being glib-ish. Honestly, I'm tired of the whole freaking debate and they are not having it in Canada. That's the most honest answer I can give you.<br /><br />But here: our system, where this insurance protection allows medical costs to skyrocket beyond all relation to what a patient is supposedly buying, really needs a noun other than "capitalism" to describe it. Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-3732368081948772042010-04-09T09:19:51.530-04:002010-04-09T09:19:51.530-04:00Loren, I think the one good tool for political for...Loren, I think the one good tool for political forecasting is the certain knowledge that people ain't getting no smarter. So, if the future can split in two directions, the safe money is on the dumbest choice. <br /><br />Mr. C, I don't get why your mother would need to move to Canada. Isn't she of an age where she's covered here by medicaid? I know it doesn't cover every lastJames Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-5335424053330221582010-04-08T22:20:33.990-04:002010-04-08T22:20:33.990-04:00Whereas I'm starting to think about moving to ...Whereas I'm starting to think about moving to Canada. Or at least moving my mother there.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-88318871328735717922010-04-08T09:51:12.854-04:002010-04-08T09:51:12.854-04:00I like your humorous 2020 prediction far more than...I like your humorous 2020 prediction far more than your actual one, which sends the gooseflesh crawling up my neck.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.com