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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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 Posted - 12/22/2009 : 06:05:16
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This is an FYI only:
A study by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP), Northwestern University and the Chicago Tribune, published in the newspaper Sunday, found that health care lobbyists have spent more than $396 million this year to influence senators and congressmen engaged in passing the health care restructuring legislation, and $862 million in 2008-2009 combined.
With the frenzy of lobbying in the last quarter of 2009, the two-year total will go well beyond $1 billion.
MORE: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/lobb-d22.shtml |
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patils
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Posted - 12/22/2009 : 10:36:21
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Civilisation is very expensive to human beings. Unless human beings are wise, civilisation is going to be very dangerous. See my observation :
1) No animal has reported for committing suscide, Only humans commits suscide... why ?
2) No animal is fat .. only humans are.. why ?
3) No adult human is content and healthy... animals are more healthy.. why ?
4)Stress and worry has almost killed human race. Has anybody seen content and happy person ?
5)I am from India. We people come to western countries to learn science, engineering and all western people come to India, just to sit and meditate ( and do nothing ).... why ?
In nature, everything gives. Humans want everything and because of human selfishness & desires we are facing all such issues.
Sachin
Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go.
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Edited by - patils on 12/22/2009 10:38:26 |
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skizzik
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2009 : 15:36:15
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quote:
Originally posted by patils
2) No animal is fat
you haven't seen my cat 
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skizzik
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2009 : 15:41:29
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quote:
Originally posted by patils
5)I am from India. We people come to western countries to learn science, engineering and all western people come to India, just to sit and meditate ( and do nothing ).... why ?
thats hysterical.
My only other thought was that of healthy animals, and how if an animal is born a runt or deformed often the other animals will kill it, or peck it to death in the case of chickens. Also, sick or old animals in the wild will lose a step and be then caught by predators and their remains devoured by rodents and maggots quite quickly.
In fact, the only time you see sick old frail animals is when they are a human pet, and said human can't "put them down" because they can't imagine life without them. Then they suffer miserably (the animals) where in the wild the cycle of life would have taken care of this problem via the circle of life.....Lion King anyone?
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skizzik
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2009 : 15:42:41
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patils, I got your point though. |
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Health care profiteers: A billion-dollar lobby
