W: Did you know it was going to rain today
M: Absolutely not: This comes as a big shock to me, especially since the paper says mostly sunny.
W: Well, I guess the paper must have meant mostly sunny somewhere else. But since we’ve come out this way, why don’t we just move the blanket under that tree
M: That’s a good idea. It looks like it’s still dry there. As long as it doesn’t start to come down any harder.
W: You didn’t happen to bring us a spare blanket, did you Because this one is all wet now.
M: No. But I do have some folding stools in the car. Will they do
W: They’ll be just fine. I’m really hungry. So while you’re there, how about bringing out the food
M: I thought you were bringing the food.
W: This is unbelievable. If I weren’t so hungry, this would be really funny. So what now
M: What’s the name of the restaurant which you like so much
A. Visit the new restaurant.
B. Watch a parade.
C. Have a picnic.
D. Go to the beach.
The On-going Debate over Healthcare Reform
The public debate over healthcare reform which the Nassau Guardian alone stirred up several weeks ago is at a curious point.
It seems that the government’s so-called Blue Ribbon Commission has already decided what plan it will propose without undertaking any public consultation and is now merely engaged in a PR campaign to convince us they have the answer.
This seems a little head over heels to us. Since it is our money and our health that is in question, shouldn’t we have been consulted at the break about which way we want to go
There are several models to achieve healthcare reform, and not all of them require us to hand more money over to keep government bureaucrats in big offices. Purely private healthcare may have big problems—but so does the socialised medicine the commission is recommending.
For example, Canada’s universal system of socialised medicine is now busily engaged in t
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