From the Aprill ‘05 issue of Harper’s:
“The $4.7 Trillion Pyramid: Why Social Security Won’t Be Enough To Save Wall Street”
heh.
Incidentally, sorry for the light posts… I’ve been slammed with a bunch of other things in my life. Also, today I made the mistake of putting on a pot of coffee, and then pulling out the pitcher after just one glass had been brewed. Long story short it was the strongest cup of coffee I’ve ever had… the equivalent of like 9 espresso shots. I’ve been twitching all day long…
Now Playing: Episode 366
Obama staffs up, Detroit comes to DC and finally, Iraq and the US come to a security agreement.
Links Mentioned: Iraq SOFA … pros and cons of a bailout.
So of the $1.3 million medical malpractice settlement, $750,000 went into a trust for Terry? That leaves just under half of the total amount for their attorney, right? And we wonder why applications to law schools continue to skyrocket nationwide.
I would like to thank you for saying what I could not articulate myself. Every time I see this story on TV I visibly squirm in my seat.
I was under the obviously false ideal that quality of life was something that doctors think about when treating a patient. In fact I’ve seen doctors up morphine doses to “help” the process along. Not at my present employers, but with people I personally new who were in criticle moments of their care.
This issue is entirely political, in no way is compassion a sincere consideration in this event.
Check this out — kind of a surprising blind spot on the part of Republicans/”Conservatives” unless I’m misunderstanding their convoluted thinking on this:
http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/05_03_20_corner-archive.asp#059170