tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post3969008940781197059..comments2023-10-24T04:22:17.075-04:00Comments on utenzi: National Healthcareutenzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-63504837055293372812009-07-23T22:57:23.932-04:002009-07-23T22:57:23.932-04:00You don't quite get it, but I'm not going ...You don't quite get it, but I'm not going to explain right now. I do want to say something about preventative care. While I do agree that some money thrown at keeping people healthy does help with early detection and less treatment costs, the idea that you can stop people from doing things they shouldn't is silly. Imagine the sugar-cessation course that would have broken you of the sugar habit years ago if only someone would have provided you with information and resources to stop that sugar from turning to fat when your metabolism slowed down in your 40s. You wouldn't have gained weight and be at higher risk for diseases that most people experience anyway when they get older. Even the guy who works out and eats healthy drops dead unexpectedly... or finds himself suddenly needing heart surgery... or is diagnosed with diabetes. Maybe I'm wrong... and you could have been spared your sugar addiction... if only someone had educated you about the dangers of too much sugar.<br /><br />At an early job, they found they could get a reduced rate on insurance if a certain percentage of employees partook of a health club membership. So we all were offered reduced memberships to a racquet club, which was pretty much all that was available in the area. It was fun, but a lot of people ended up injured -- several broken fingers, a few sprained ankles and twisted knees, and a dislocated shoulder in my area (of about 20 people) alone. It turned out keeping us healthy was dangerous. And insurance rates went up.Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11857310.post-68447365403240824332009-07-23T15:52:47.072-04:002009-07-23T15:52:47.072-04:00I think Gates thinks he has won the victim lottery...I think Gates thinks he has won the victim lottery and will play this out as long as he can.<br /><br />I'm a volunteer with our local police department and they are bound by protocol in how they handle situations. <br /><br />The police officer who was investigating a break in by himself, confronting a deranged man, did what he had been trained to do.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145008534811435024noreply@blogger.com