It seems to me that the quality of health care, in a single tier system, should somehow (I have no freaking idea how, but those that know better than me can explain) should mean fairness of all. Apparently it means no one jumps the queue based on wealth. Uh huh. Yes.. unicorns and mermaids exist. […]
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I was giving my son a hug today, and gave him an “Eskimo Kiss.” Which got me to thinking, should I be calling them “Aboriginal Kisses?” Or.. “joint nose rubbing kisses?” Nah.. Eskimo kiss is much more fun for my son to try to say. And that then got me thinking about “French Kisses.” Hmmmm.
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Although I am not always in agreement with Jay Currie, I do respect his writing, his thoughtfulness, and they way he expresses himself. On most issues, Jay and I probably would agree for the most part. There are possibly some areas of life, philosophy, and recreation where we might not see eye to eye. But
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“That’s not fair!” How many parents have heard that exclaimed by one of their children? What does “fairness” mean? I suppose the best place to find out would to go to the dictionary. Dictionaries don’t actually give us meanings; instead they just provide more words. Words that hopefully we’ll be able to understand which will
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Nazis were socialists. Nazi Germany ran a most efficient national health care system. And news from the U.K. in 2004 seems to suggest the U.K. have their own Nazi ideas about health care. When you give the State total control of your health care, this is bound to happen. Doctors and judges will make decisions
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… how come there aren’t more dead cops? Cops speed all the time. The other day, I was returning from Ottawa, and traveling to Orangeville. I was about half way between Sharbot Lake and Perth, when I observed a car approaching me in the opposite lane at what was an obviously high rate of speed,
You know, policy makers and lobbyists are becoming more and more illogical in their quest for a great nanny state that is going to protect you or protect “society.” I’d like to point a couple different things, all in the name of public safety and security that are completely illogical: First, check out The London
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Via Lisa at the London Fog, apparently Const. Doug Gutteridge of the London Police Services claims that “Toy guns just have no purpose.” I beg to differ with you, Officer Gutteridge. I had toy guns when I was a child, and they served a multitude of purposes. Perhaps having a toy gun was when I
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I’m an anti poverty activist. And I’m doing what I can to prevent poverty. Like.. work, for one thing. Pay my child support as well. And I even hired a student over the summertime to do some work for me, and was able to pay her at a rate we agreed to, and that was
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At least one judge in the United States has his “values” in the right order. On September 29, 2004 U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero showed a great deal of wisdom in striking down a part of the so called “Patriot Act” in the US. In his ruling, the wise judge “declared that personal security is
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