Originally posted by King Kandy
The two estimates by CBO and White House are different. They can't both be right, at least one is wrong. I don't know which of the two to believe.
Does it matter which one is right and which one is wrong? They both show a shitstorm of a deficit, ones that Bush and company never could have dreamed of achieving.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I think the dirty word here is...and, mods, don't ban me because I know it isn't PG-13...The word is....
Profit.
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That wouldn't be as much of a problem if medical equipment, employee (physicians, nurses, etc.) didn't get paid as much, insurance wasn't as much, and the amount of money that could be won in malpractice suits was drastically reduced and capped.
Well, I agree about the malpractice suit thing. But I don't agree that profit should come before people's lives. Essential medical services for those that can't afford them should be subsidized by those who can
Originally posted by The Dark Cloud
Well, I agree about the malpractice suit thing. But I don't agree that profit should come before people's lives. Essential medical services for those that can't afford them should be subsidized by those who can
I don't think you're disagreeing with me at all. I listed quite a few "un-capitalisitc" things. The bottom-line is not always the bottom-line, especially when it comes to saving lives. (lol, I made a witty pun.)
Profit margin is probably where it's at, if you can wade through all of the bullshit...but, in the end, a 0.5% profit margin for revenue of $100 billion can be a much better position than a profit margin of 5% at $9 billion and vice versa. (Really depends.)
Damn it...
That sounds confusing.
Do you need me to explain more of that or do you understand what I'm trying to say?