If US "Wealth Care "Is So Great, Why Did We Get A D?


	If US "Wealth Care "Is So Great, Why Did We Get A D?

ljsdesign

9-28-2009 4:23 PM

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health care, wealth care, d grading

ljsdesign says:

it's D grading.

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9-28-2009 6:28 PM

ratilfar

Having spent this past weekend in a gurney on the emergency room corridor, I can tell you exactly why that is.

9-28-2009 7:41 PM

sahara

Hope you are okay ratilfar! I'm guessing you are or you wouldn't be clipping.

9-29-2009 9:41 AM

ratilfar

I feel better now. But it was an agonizing 24h or more. Not something I would wish on anyone, period.

9-29-2009 9:53 AM

ljsdesign

glad your feeling better

9-29-2009 9:57 AM

Socratoad

Me too ratilfar
Cheers

9-29-2009 12:53 PM

ratilfar

I'll tell you this much. The next time someone makes the argument "but there is always the emergency room" I'll tell them to STFO. And you should too, because they really don't know what they are talking about.

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