Re: Medicare Means Test

On 16 Nov 2003 13:35:39 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman
Rubin) wrote:

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Gretchen Evans  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>On 15 Nov 2003 17:25:29 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman
>>Rubin) wrote:
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>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>>>Gretchen Evans  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:41:46 -0700, "Founding Father" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>wrote:
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>>Boloney!!  Let me give you a personal scenario.  A couple of weeks ago
>>my neighbor came to my door bleeding heavily after suffering a rather
>>severe laceration to his hand while working in the garage. I placed a
>>pressure bandage on the injury and drove him to the ER for the
>>necessary treatment.  No 'prediction of the future' was necessary,
>>only COMMON SENSE!  
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>What you call "common sense" is prediction of the future; if
>you did not take that action, bad consequences would result.

Not necessarily, Herman.  Many individuals have suffered injuries much
more severe and gone without treatment.  To me it's simply common
sense to obtain professional service in the proper setting for such
treatment. 

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>When things get more complicated, and this can happen quite
>easily when we become more knowledgeable, "common sense" can
>be WRONG, because the later consequences of the action can 
>be very bad.  

And especially when YOU don't happen to agree with that common sense. 

pixie