justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/04/12 at 05:43:41:40 & 50 years ago, they didnt just keep pumping them in us,
Y'know seriously when we aren't paying for things directly, and we dont even know what and how much we are paying for some shetiete I dont think any bloody thing is gonna improve.
Lets try this ... gas costs $35 a gal. Guess what, I'm riding a bicycle to the bus and riding it to work. Its $4 a day on the bus.
Oh, you want to raise that to 50, no problem, bicycle all the way ... or get a battery powered bicycle cos I do have to run 15 miles.
I dont know why but americans are rather grossed out very very easily ... including people who eat yogurt throw it away when you tell them it has bacteria in it. Get a disease dammit, most of the time you'll get a permanent immunity and get OK. Get something that is more serious, there you need a doctor, which we have, and the doctor when you pay for what you're getting directly will force you to get involved.
Better yet, a parent will look at a child with a cough and know its the allergies and it will pass when it rains a bit, or if its pneumonia. Parents nowadays have no clue. Doctors want it that way, and the whole medical insurance system makes it happen.
Cool.
Srinath.