> The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/20/politics/20MEDI.html?ex=1395118800&en=b55a3388a20b7a6f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND>> > WASHINGTON, March 19 � Richard S. Foster, the chief > actuary of Medicare, > provided Congress with documents on Friday showing > that federal payments > to private health insurance plans under a new > Medicare law could far > exceed what Congress assumed when it passed the > measure last fall.
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Flat-out lying to Congress about what a program will cost -- isn't that illegal???? Disgraceful.
Whereas flat-out lying *BY* Congress to the taxpayers about what a program will cost is business as usual.
> Consumer advocates told the administration on Friday > that one way to hold > down costs would be to allow Americans to import > drugs from Canada and other countries...
Fine by me; although as I posted before, there have been problems with adulterated drugs from Mexico,
And we all know what the Good Book says: "Thou shalt not commit adulteraty."
Debbi You'd Better Pray For Good Genes Maru
Trouble is, by the time you are able to pray, your genes are already set.
(it works for PMS, after all... U U )
Yep. Just make sure you have a "Y" chromosome.
<g, d, & r>
-- Ronn! :)
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