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Greetings Brett,

Thank you for responding to my opening email. I'm glad

to hear that your experiences with the U.S. Medical

system have apparently been so amicable and salubrious

that 's film " Sieko " elicits nothing more than a

mention of his so-called " distorted liberal views " .

Apparently there are still many in the States who feel

that those who suffer god awful diseases and pain

somehow must have some personality flaw that makes

them deserving of such punishment (Social Darwinism

with a bit of an overtone of religious righteousness

liberally added).

You may be one of those few fortunate ones who found a

doctor who recognized your SD before going through the

personal years of medical hell that I and others have

had to endure. Fact is about 45 million Americans

including many driven right out of their former middle

class status by the crisis level costs of the American

medical system. Many of these have little more medical

care availability other than the anonymous,

wait-in-line Emergency Room care--sometimes dozens of

miles from their home. Our local Dutch newspapers have

sent reporters to the U.S. to follow up on 's

filming and have come back declaring U.S. medical care

for the un- or partially insured to be on par with

some third world countries.

As far as the $3 Trillion War Conflict item goes, I

would have thought that ph E. Stiglitz and

J. Bilmes was a fairly well known item by now not

requiring a specific footnote. For more detail take a

look at the 'Subject' website. I haven't read the

book. I have only heard about it from its mention and

reviews on TV. Amazon lists several reviewers who have

read the book and offered their personal assessments

on same.

And as for Bill Clinton, there was one of the hardest

working and best economic minds of a presidents that

we have ever had. In contrast may I remind you that

W. declared on CNN at the beginning of August

2001 that he thought it best for the President to take

the month of August, 2001 off each year at his

Crawford, Texas Ranch. The only thing we heard from

'W' was that he had choked on some cracker jacks while

watching basketball on TV and was hospitalized for not

being able to coordinate the amount of food he was

trying to stuff down his mouth and his ability to

swallow such a large amount at the same time. Reminds

me of the 'walking and chewing gum at the same time'

quip.

While was watching TV. Counter-intelligence

director, was trying to warn Bush on an

impending attack by plane on NYC and Washington, D.C.

Condie Rice didn't think it important enough to upset

with such reports while he was trying to

recover from his bout of CrackerJackitis.

Brett, let's compare notes in 5 or 10 years and see

what you then think of the U.S. Medical system. By

then the way the Bush Administration has put America

on the brink of bankrupting our country through lack

of financial dissappline and regulation, perhaps

doctors will be happy to once again, like their

grandfathers, be satisfied with the payment of one

live chicken and a dozen eggs for their medical

services.

Cort

--- Brett wrote:

> Hello Cort,

> Welcome to the group and glad you found us. But with

> all due respect I find hard to believe a educated

> man as yourself would take on a view of a man such

> as who has distorted liberal views on

> many issues. I don't Know where you got the figure

> of 3 trillion dollars, but the United States

> wouldn't have to spend so much money in Afghanistan

> if the Nato forces would step up to the plate.

> After all Europe is at greater risk then we are. If

> Bill Clinton was in office when 9-11 happened, I'm

> sure the Taliban and UBL would still have their way

> in Afghanistan.

>

> Brett

> RE: First Introduction:

> Dr. econ. C.J. (b. 31 January 1944)

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