millertimeunc 0 #251 October 3, 2009 You could say the same for the one who started this ridiculous thread. The best things in life are dangerous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #252 October 3, 2009 QuoteLike a stopped clock, you are right occasionally. 8 consecutive posts. You need to get out more. It's called effiecency. I work a thread or a website and move on to the next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #253 October 3, 2009 QuoteQuoteQuoteIf capitalism is so bad for health care, why does laser eye surgery cost continue to drop, despite the fact that costs for things covered by medicare and insurance continue to rise? well, $5000 for a 10 minute procedure was a bit overpriced. Few other cosmetic surgeries are so easy/fast to perform. The upfront hardware/licensing costs are considerable, but market pressure pushed. That said, the cheapest LASIK providers were often those who were still using the first generation equipment, and one would do better to shop elsewhere. Thank you for confirming what I wrote. Now, why don't market forces affect other standard medical procedures? I can't think of any other procedures that had such an artificial price. Only a new routine would be so prone to pricing inefficiency. Funny enough, given the thread subject, I went to Canada in 2000 to have this done as they were already priced where the US got to several years later, despite using newer technology. It's really not a valid argument to view Lasik pricing as proof that the entire industry is immune to market forces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingOsh 0 #254 October 3, 2009 QuoteQuote Quote And what's up with graduating from Kindergarten? How frigging stupid is that? . Very stupid. Once upon a time (17th Century) academic square caps were limited to master's degrees and academic robes (gowns) were for college undergraduates and above. Now they are used in high schools, jr high, and even pre-school. At this point it has no meaning any more. The snooty masters degree grads shouldn't be so arrogant holding all of the square caps to themselves. The square caps should be worn by everyone who manages to finish any grade so they too can feel special and loved. Why do they only mean something if the small majority of people, the masters grads, have them? Jr High and Pre-school grads are people too, ya know. Some compassion would be nice. -------------------------------------------------- Stay positive and love your life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #255 October 3, 2009 QuoteQuoteQuote Quote And what's up with graduating from Kindergarten? How frigging stupid is that? . Very stupid. Once upon a time (17th Century) academic square caps were limited to master's degrees and academic robes (gowns) were for college undergraduates and above. Now they are used in high schools, jr high, and even pre-school. At this point it has no meaning any more. The snooty masters degree grads shouldn't be so arrogant holding all of the square caps to themselves. The square caps should be worn by everyone who manages to finish any grade so they too can feel special and loved. Why do they only mean something if the small majority of people, the masters grads, have them? Jr High and Pre-school grads are people too, ya know. Some compassion would be nice. You forgot the tag.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #256 October 3, 2009 Quote I can't think of any other procedures that had such an artificial price. You EVER been to a hospital? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingOsh 0 #257 October 4, 2009 Quote ***It's like you're complaining because our team is the worst in the league... except for the lions, the titans, the bengals, the jaguars, the chiefs, the bears, the dolphins, or the packers. You won't be happy until our baseline is the Colts, at the expense of the Patriots. Awww, how special, calling the real Americans the Patriots. Another funny conservative tactic. The Patriots are a football team. They're from New England. They're generally an excellent team and fit pretty well with the analogy. Now you've gone and called the wealthy 'real Americans.' That's not very compassionate of you. Getting all worked up about the word 'patriot'.... how very liberal. Quote So if you want to brag our system as great, go for it; we have the technology, just our corporate greed gets in the way. Corporations provide the insurance you want to provide to everyone. Corporations provide the research and technology to make our healthcare some of the best in world. Corporate taxes fund the pet projects and government handouts. Corporate taxes would be used to fund low income people with subsidies. Corporate "greed" provides everything you're campaigning for. Get rid of the corporations and see how many government programs you can run. -------------------------------------------------- Stay positive and love your life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #258 October 4, 2009 QuoteQuote I can't think of any other procedures that had such an artificial price. You EVER been to a hospital? So what procedures there map out to $30k per hour? Give me just one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #259 October 4, 2009 QuoteQuoteQuote I can't think of any other procedures that had such an artificial price. You EVER been to a hospital? So what procedures there map out to $30k per hour? Give me just one. PET scans are very expensive. Not sure how much per hour they work out, though.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
