On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:01:03 -0400, "J. Clarke" >
wrote:

> In article >, says...
> >
> > "J. Clarke" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> >
> > > Would the private clinic have failed to do proper diagnosis for
> > > political reasons?
> >
> > So it would seem. Investigation appears to show that not treating and not
> > reporting is rife in Barcelona. S looked good enough to be allowed on a
> > plane and that was the deciding factor.
>
> So in my book it's a fail for socialized medicine.

You book is written by ignorant, conservative, backwoods, republicans
with no ability to reason or understand how much they are being
screwed by fellow wealthy republicans who want every penny for
themselves. It says zero about socialized medicine and everything
about covering up crime so they don't scare off the tourists. I
wonder when Mexico will start using that tactic too.
>
> My concern with it has always been that it will be manipulated for
> poltical purposes and now we have an example where it is being
> manipulated in that fashion--not one that I would have guessed would
> occur but an example nonetheless.
>
Yes, statistics are being manipulated but not for the reasons you
claim.

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