tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post6947156259849414856..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: It Figuresblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-62651118413716855092008-08-06T18:44:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:44:00.000-07:00Hey, TY--a lot of specialized medical gear is pret...Hey, TY--a lot of specialized medical gear is pretty much the same thing as some cheaper, simpler, available-at-retail item.<BR/><BR/>IOW, you're probably get the life-raft treatment already, they just mark it up 1000000%.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-71173535978327100742008-08-06T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:43:00.000-07:00You know, IKEA has this issue in Germany.They serv...You know, IKEA has this issue in Germany.<BR/><BR/>They serve better food at a cheap price and provide a nicer atmosphere than your average state-run old-age home, that the old folks hang out there, instead of said state-run old-age homes.<BR/><BR/>And this really pisses the socialists off! They've tried (maybe succeeded to run IKEA off.)<BR/><BR/>Lousy Swedes. (Boy, is that ironic, or what?)blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-3274915248482708932008-08-06T17:38:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:38:00.000-07:00I know the Wal-Mart thing sounds good, but when th...I know the Wal-Mart thing sounds good, but when they do the angioplasty with those life raft thingies, you have to think twice ya know.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-56843746874674057092008-08-06T13:18:00.000-07:002008-08-06T13:18:00.000-07:00You just knew the government was at the bottom of ...<I>You just knew the government was at the bottom of the whole mess, didn't you?</I><BR/><BR/>Yes indeed. But I smiled when I read the line about the little Wal-Mart clinics. The "evil corporate giant" comes to the aid of the poor with low costs once again. If we can fight off universal health care for another decade or so, Wal-Mart just might prove that it is possible to provide decent, affordable, non-emergency service.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com