Guest guest Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 What has happened to a number of emergency clinics in the US is that they were sued out of business. Simply put, the doctors could no longer afford the malpractice insurance needed to work in those ER's and the hospitals couldn't afford the legal costs. Those that have to take on non-paying, non-emergency patients usually find some way to make up the money, but lawsuits are another matter. It is starting to happen with doctors here too (in UK), quite a few weeks back now I remember seeing something on the news saying that accident and emergency departments at hospitals are getting stretched due to the fact some either do not have a doctor, or cannot get in to see one.One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Thanks, though I can't take too much credit for it. This sadly is a cycle that repeats over and over again through history and across cultures in some variation. There is a hard to find book called "When Nations Die" that lists the 10 warning signs that a culture in nearing collapse. These are things like fiscal irresponsibility, military adventurism, abandoning morality, etc. We see most of it in the US and Europe, and have for a few decades. This indeed sounds like the modern day US. well written , I said this in a very naive way but this is way better. Well you are good at these things so duh :0 but we are the writers of our own future. Or in this case politicians (but we elected them and they grew up here) sigh sigh sigh MimiOne site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 > > Why did this happen? Many reasons but I'll just focus on a few that close to > what we are seeing today. > > 1. The people weren't educated. > 2. There weren't so many jobs because of slavery. The Romans practiced > slavery on a massive scale. One reason for the legion was fear of slave revolts. > 3. Inflation was a real problem for the Romans. It They > looted the New World of gold and spent it on military adventurism and some other > things rather than build up their economy. The result was crushing inflation > that cut them off at the knees. > > 4. The Roman military was spread around the world. The Roman army cost > money, even when it was full or foreigners. It was also expected to pay for > itself, which was why the Romans took slaves and looted whenever they could. > > 5. (Last point) The people turned their backs on the values that made them > Roman. > In sum: the people who once loved Rome and shared its ideals saw it stolen > away and stopped caring. With the masses not caring, until the enemy was > kicking in the gate, and the rich chasing ever more baudy pleasures and weaving > insanely complicated political webs in the games for power, Rome fell around > them. The barbarians didn't destroy Rome, the Romans themselves did. The > Barbarians just delivered the Coup de Gras. > > If you've been paying attention to things in the US, you can see the > correlations. > > > This indeed sounds like the modern day US. well written , I said this in a very naive way but this is way better. Well you are good at these things so duh :0 but we are the writers of our own future. Or in this case politicians (but we elected them and they grew up here) sigh sigh sigh Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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