Re: Drinking and driving

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:04:58 +0200, the renowned "Frank Bemelman"
<f.bemelmanq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"John Woodgate" <jmw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>news:jU3cdFE4cJaCFw2j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>[snip]
>
>> Your sarcastic comment is actually supported by many medical people.
>> Over-concentration on cancer can starve other public health issues of
>> funds, and these are not trivial issues - AIDS, flu, TB, malaria. A
>> balance is necessary.
>
>Elderly people require more medical care than others. It would be nice
>if a greater part of the available funds was spend on giving these
>folks a better quality of life. Because quality of life is not just health
>or trying to repair the unrepairable physical defects. I vote for
>spending more funds on a more social society, rather than just look
>at the physical health of elderly indiviuals. The net result of the
>current attitude towards these issues only adds a couple of years to
>their otherwise miserable lives. I vote for 50% discount on drinks in
>the local pub for age 65+, 75% discount on taxi's, 100% discount on public
>transport, 65% discount on services provided by the oldest trade, free
>soup, free postage for postcards, tax-free shopping, eh, did I forget
>something...?

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