Ecology

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Reflections on a House Divided

Ecology

The decision to opt for a system by which the government paid for providers chosen by patients directly, pushed a ready and deep supply of money into the medical market and did so suddenly. It also made it so that a large population - the  disabled, elderly and  working poor - that had previously been seen largely as deserving recipients of humanitarian aid...now became a cash cow to be made use of  by any willing and able to do so.

Ecology

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Comments

[Idetrorce]

very interesting, but I don't agree with you
Idetrorce

[mauve1]

David,I'm moved to respond to a number of your comments, though I can't do so right now in detail. To me,your expressed thoughts appear to suggest that our country is populated by people whose allegiances are located firmly, completely, and irrevocably on ONLY one side OR the other of the red/blue demarcation line. That is, if one believes and acts like THIS, then s/he invariably (due to either their immaculate or seriously flawed reasoning), is bound to think or do THAT.
If I believed that there were not Americans who can see truths on both sides of the important, complex issues and questions we face,and who can enter into discussions to try to find some sort of common ground with someone who thinks quite differently than they,then I'd say we might as well divide the country in half now, draw straws, and pay a lot of movers. Severing the 21st century communication lines at the Mississippi would be tricky, but since no one would want or need to talk to anyone on the other side,alterations would not be necessary, anyway. And yes, I don't believe we should use the Mason-Dixon Line. I do want to pick up on some of the threads, because I do believe that the search for common ground is as important here as it is anywhere else in our world of escalating, conflicting ideologies. As soon I can, I'll make a few forays into your essay. Thanks, you always do provide a good read!