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Subject:Re: Health Insurance for Contractors From:Win Day <win -dot- day -at- FREENET -dot- TORONTO -dot- ON -dot- CA> Date:Wed, 4 Jan 1995 09:12:43 -0500
> Oh, Doug, it was a grave error indeed when I hit the REPLY key, instead of
> mailing directly to the individual requesting responses, as I had intended.
> It is with great shame and regret that I admit this egregious mistake. (I
> looked up "egregious"--it was one of those words that sounds good, but just
> when you are about to use it, you realize you don't _really_ know what it
> means. My Oxford rewarded me with "extremely bad".)
> You wrote:
> "Once you're convinced that all your wealth is a result
> solely of your own effort, determination and ability (with a slight nod to
> the mysterious workings of the Free Market) and that any requirement to
> fund common social projects constitutes an attempt by your
> social/intellectual/genetic inferiors to get fat at your expense, there's
> no real point to the discussion. "
> --This reminds me of a cartoon I saw recently, goes somethin' like this:
> One guy says to the other guy: "The Outstanding Businessman of the Year Awards
> Committee has finally gone fully free enterprise (or market, not sure)."
> The other guy asks: "How so?"
> The reply: "They're selling first prize to the highest bidder."
> Americans--God luv'em!
> Happy New Year, (do you think I should post an apology to the list?)
> Gwen
Gwen, don't apologize! I'm a dual US/Canadian citizen currently living
near Toronto. I wouldn't trade the Canadian health care system for
anything! But US residents must realize that our taxes aren't a _little_
higher, they're a _lot_ higher (especially since interest on mortgages
isn't deductible here).
Just goes to show there's no such thing as a free lunch...
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