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freshwest

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24. I have a great friend whose brother also recieved first rate care in Texas through
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 02:49 PM
Dec 2012
Medicaid, just before Perry cut it out.

She was glad he had those extra years and then passed from other causes with good hospital care and treated with dignity, as was her sister for many years at home, with emergency care. It prevented the families from going into poverty. Yet Perry found money to give his pals and still resists any money to help the poor.

My disdain for Republicans comes not from the character of the individuals, although some are outright scoundrels. It comes from their entire philosophy of governance, like the Libertarian and Tea Parties, that those who find themselves in temporary or long-term need should FOAD.

This is a wasteful way of thinking, to grind a person down to nothing, to poverty and death, for the profit of others. It is not a philosophy of governance but a destruction of society as a whole to be reduced to feudalism. It's sick.

Everyone that is being driven to these for profit centers needs to realize he hates them. freshwest Dec 2012 #1
We don't call it the Cancer Industry for nothing. nt patrice Dec 2012 #3
Yes, and there's a lot to be said about that, more than I'll go into here. freshwest Dec 2012 #4
All of the way up to and including its quite healthy thank you very much subsidiary: Hospice Inc. patrice Dec 2012 #14
That's for damn sure!! tartan2 Dec 2012 #33
I've had doctors - MD's, mind you - who told me if it was cured half the hospitals would close down. freshwest Dec 2012 #39
jeezus h. christ BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #6
How much do you think "Cancer Treatment Centers of America" ...spends on ads?..also consider this... Stuart G Dec 2012 #12
So true. BTW, no self-respecting oncologist would work at Cancer Centers of America. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #18
One of the worst days of my dad's life was the day he went there. lark Dec 2012 #20
ah that's one way of creating their 'superior' survial stats azurnoir Dec 2012 #28
:( BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #41
Gotta prevent the people from doing anything about the quality of our food,water,air, don'tcha know. patrice Dec 2012 #2
Ah, it looks like you 'went there!' Good call, patrice. freshwest Dec 2012 #5
Yes, my first husband had pretty good insurance, but Cancer Co. treatment would have required patrice Dec 2012 #15
I have a great friend whose brother also recieved first rate care in Texas through freshwest Dec 2012 #24
I have a sister who received the absolute ultimate effort from KU Med & aside from the fact that patrice Dec 2012 #37
You know, every time I saw one of those commercials I thought, Chorophyll Dec 2012 #7
Me too. geardaddy Dec 2012 #11
Snake Oil Cons otohara Dec 2012 #26
Yep. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #27
Does he also sell snake oil cures & wishfull thinking that the cancers is gone. Historic NY Dec 2012 #8
The cancer engulfing our country, paid for by cancer patients suffering.... Pachamama Dec 2012 #9
How about this disgusting fact about Cancer Treatment Centers of America...from Wikipedia Stuart G Dec 2012 #10
Appeal to the national heart by getting people to donate to help those in need.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #19
It's brilliant when you think about it. bluedigger Dec 2012 #13
Does anyone know xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #16
Not surprising. I read a few years ago they were teabaggers. I would take my chances catbyte Dec 2012 #17
Cancer Centers of America & Cancer Treatment Centers of America two different companies.Which one? judesedit Dec 2012 #21
Cancer Treatment Centers of America....that is what this about..I was wrong .sorry Stuart G Dec 2012 #43
Both exist. Two different mentalities on the methods of treatment...unless they've changed judesedit Jan 2013 #44
What the Hell....this makes me sick april Dec 2012 #22
Making money off of other people's misery libodem Dec 2012 #23
Republican Family anti-American Criminal Values Berlum Dec 2012 #25
New to me. Simply horrible. We must get profit out of the delivery of health care services. byeya Dec 2012 #29
...it's enough to make me sick. SoapBox Dec 2012 #30
Does anyone know about the wounded warrior glowing Dec 2012 #31
MAY THE FUCKER DIE HIS OWN HORRIBLE DEATH DainBramaged Dec 2012 #32
The tiny print in their ads EC Dec 2012 #34
does this Stephenson family own lots of stock in any tobacco companies? 0rganism Dec 2012 #35
Is Cancer Centers of America affiliated with Cancer Treatment Centers of America? polly7 Dec 2012 #36
As a healthcare worker, I have long been VERY suspicious of Cancer Centers of America. BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #38
I just knew there was something scummy about them. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #40
Add to the fact they don't have an emergency room in any of their 5 regional "hospitals". blueclown Dec 2012 #42
Bet they use libodem Jan 2013 #45
I'm assuming that's exactly what they do. blueclown Jan 2013 #46
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