burnsei sensei
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Sat Jun-26-10 11:06 AM
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| 5. So austere that the conditions of life |
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and who they exist for have become narrow categories.
Damn austerity to hell.
The most open-handed person is the one who should receive more.
The most defensive and cruel deserves to receive less.
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| -Power Is Cut, A Woman Dies, And Furor Follows - BostonGlobe |
WillyT |
Jun-26-10 10:32 AM |
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In a similar story the republicans were able to let benefits run out for a million people. |
Skink |
Jun-26-10 10:44 AM |
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These are exactly the types of problems we see with privatzation of public services. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 10:49 AM |
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So austere that the conditions of life |
burnsei sensei |
Jun-26-10 11:06 AM |
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I have a public electricity co-op |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 11:26 AM |
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Same thing when the for profit hospital corps took over the hospital industry |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 11:47 AM |
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Oh good gravy |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 12:14 PM |
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Not sure I saw anyone calling for free electricity. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 12:54 PM |
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When did ER laws pass? |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 01:06 PM |
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I don't see anything in your post refuting anything I said. nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 01:15 PM |
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Hill-Burton was enacted in 1946 |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 01:29 PM |
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why don't you explain, because your point is escaping me. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-26-10 01:45 PM |
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Government owned companies are just as quick to pull the plug. |
SunnySong |
Jun-26-10 12:34 PM |
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As I've already said, once the private, for profit culture entered a system, it infected all. |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 12:57 PM |
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At least you can sue a private company.. I'm not positive but I believe |
SunnySong |
Jun-26-10 01:26 PM |
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wrong. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-26-10 01:48 PM |
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I'm glad the matter is being fully investigated, but I have to admit... |
colinmom71 |
Jun-26-10 10:55 AM |
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I agree a tree falls on a power line outside and the outcome is still the same. |
SunnySong |
Jun-26-10 12:35 PM |
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Privatization anyone? |
burnsei sensei |
Jun-26-10 11:04 AM |
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Sadly, not the first time this kind of thing has happened...and tragically, not the last. |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-26-10 12:06 PM |
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Maybe I'm the only one who thinks it's weird that the husband ignored |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-26-10 12:23 PM |
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Interesting indeed |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 12:31 PM |
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Power outages happen...what would have happened if he was away |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-26-10 12:34 PM |
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It would be interesting if the husband purposly set his wife up to die... |
SunnySong |
Jun-26-10 12:37 PM |
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True--but she was only 54, so unless he was a lot older, I doubt age/confusion |
TwilightGardener |
Jun-26-10 12:40 PM |
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Well things happen, but no back-up at all? |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 12:45 PM |
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Well, the backup battery should have kicked in. When I worked for an Oxygen company... |
laughingliberal |
Jun-26-10 01:18 PM |
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well, if she was napping or sleeping she probably didn't notice |
orleans |
Jun-26-10 03:39 PM |
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I think all of that is the point |
sandnsea |
Jun-26-10 04:48 PM |
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yes, very sad. n/t |
orleans |
Jun-26-10 05:20 PM |
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Also, it would not cost anything to renew her medical notification |
tblue37 |
Jun-26-10 11:30 PM |
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You're not the only one who thinks it's weird about the husband. |
Nay |
Jun-26-10 02:33 PM |
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No, you're not the only one. |
Dead_Parrot |
Jun-26-10 05:49 PM |
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