unido & commercial use (really choice of models of society)

[J.A. Fegan]

>From article <60 at loria.crin.fr>, by tombre at weissenburger.crin.fr (Karl Tombre):
> health care to all, for instance. I certainly prefer the health system
> in our countries than that in the USA, where basically you can get the
> best doctor and the best care if you can afford it, and you only get
> minimal service if you are poor. On this net, most of us may be among


Well Karl first off this is not a flame so as you can see it is not found
in alt.flame.

What I would like to say is that while in many places what you say *may* be
true.  Here where I live I can say it is not.  In this country of high
living and great wealth <grin> I am more than likely counted among the poor
although not the extreme poor, still among the poor.  I have a family of
three (my wife, my son, and of course myself) and as for income I would
have to place it somewhere around the 5000 PU (Purchasing Units) range.
There is no way that I could afford the latest run in with the doctors.
You see my son took some of his grandpa's heart medication as had to
spend a week being poked and prodded till all was ok again.  The people
that have the worst time here in the States are not the rich or the poor,
but the people in the middle class.  

By the way the local specialist for kids (pediatrician) came in that night
at 2300 hours and stayed till 0545 after putting in a full day and having
to put in a full day again.  I just want to thank her again (although she
will not read this) for all the time she put in on this case.  I am glad
there are still some folks love what they do and not just for the PU's.

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