tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post4482815814636936844..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Health Clinic UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-5712081839210996902010-02-04T09:50:46.622-05:002010-02-04T09:50:46.622-05:00Yeah, I did see an interview with the doctor runni...Yeah, I did see an interview with the doctor running the clinic, and he was in favor of revamping the dysfunctional health care system we have. <br /><br />And I spoke to my doctor recently, and he agreed that we need to provide health care for <i>everyone</i>. Of course, he was also somewhat in favor of tort reform, but that would probably be because he pays for malpractice insurance!CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-49042657005169593612010-02-04T09:28:06.893-05:002010-02-04T09:28:06.893-05:00Good point... People ARE helped. And that does ma...Good point... People ARE helped. And that does matter. (I KNEW I'd be sorry!)<br /><br />(FYI - It's not ME who sounds like a dummy -- it's the wiseacre underneath me with one hand up my back and the other hand holding that water glass -- which ACTUALLY is full of premium vodka...)<br /><br />I don't think the clinics bring attention to our dysfunctional health care system in anyEvenSorriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-55406988059524972282010-02-04T09:00:56.073-05:002010-02-04T09:00:56.073-05:00While I agree that Medicare for all is a viable so...While I agree that Medicare for all is a viable solution provided it can be made economical, you sound like a dummy when you use a phrase like <i>"these third-world health clinic extravaganzas"</i> to describe the free clinics.<br /><br />The clinics accomplish several things. They bring health screenings and treatment options to people that simply can't afford proper care, and theyCT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-25039400358065093652010-02-03T21:26:18.515-05:002010-02-03T21:26:18.515-05:00I'm so so sorry...
But I must be the only non...I'm so so sorry...<br /><br />But I must be the only non-ditto-head who can't get excited about Free Clinic Days. <br /><br />In a tremendously wealthy state like CT (Don't believe the CBIA bullsh*t -- the money is here -- hidden in Rowland/Rell tax breaks and loopholes), in a hugely rich country like the U.S. (Who else could afford, what, 4 or 6 or 8 wars at once?), the very idea SoSorrynoreply@blogger.com