tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post3171929835283144544..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: Health Care, & Two BumsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-11840447508864850192009-07-24T14:38:44.570-07:002009-07-24T14:38:44.570-07:00Hi Dick & Jenean: & thanks for stopping by...Hi Dick & Jenean: & thanks for stopping by.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-67347650912730337992009-07-24T08:58:46.095-07:002009-07-24T08:58:46.095-07:00john, thanks so much for such a great post - and i...john, thanks so much for such a great post - and i dropped by lizzy's as well - many good wishes to you both - and to all the others who are speaking up and out! peace - jeneanGYPSYWOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042621041213415958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-56540180265094214562009-07-24T02:41:06.551-07:002009-07-24T02:41:06.551-07:00Good to see and hear last of the Wobblies, Utah Ph...Good to see and hear last of the Wobblies, Utah Phillips in action. I too noted his passing with sadness.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-76021281651505372382009-07-23T01:23:18.360-07:002009-07-23T01:23:18.360-07:00There is the Wobbly one, also one of the same name...There is the Wobbly one, also one of the same name published by Pluto Press in the UK. I'm sure I've got one kicking around somewhere...Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-13287664312061792552009-07-22T15:08:57.933-07:002009-07-22T15:08:57.933-07:00Hi Dominic:
A system like the NHS sure makes sens...Hi Dominic:<br /><br />A system like the NHS sure makes sense to me--unfortunately, it's a very hard sell in the U.S.<br /><br />I've heard about the Big Red Songbook, but I've never seen a copy--wasn't that a Wobblie songbook? Pretty sure the Wobblies had one, even if it had a different title.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-80437086151734260042009-07-22T14:29:04.853-07:002009-07-22T14:29:04.853-07:00I wish the system here in the UK (the NHS) would b...I wish the system here in the UK (the NHS) would become the global norm. If there's one thing a nation ought to focus on doing it's providing healthcare free at the point of delivery, paid for by taxation. <br /><br />Like the poem and the Utah Phillips video. (Have you ever come across The Big Red Songbook?)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-35326207537379455412009-07-22T13:05:05.782-07:002009-07-22T13:05:05.782-07:00Hi Willow, & thanks!Hi Willow, & thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-73906340801285775542009-07-22T11:51:16.596-07:002009-07-22T11:51:16.596-07:00Excellent post John. My thoughts, exactly. Now, I&...Excellent post John. My thoughts, exactly. Now, I'm off to the Ya-Ya Tree...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-68448686339771997932009-07-22T05:22:43.028-07:002009-07-22T05:22:43.028-07:00Hi Lizzie:
Thanks--I'd be very interested to ...Hi Lizzie:<br /><br />Thanks--I'd be very interested to see what you'd write. & yes, I've thought this should be our #1 priority for a number of years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-37064471410015565582009-07-22T05:09:49.037-07:002009-07-22T05:09:49.037-07:00John, thanks for writing this... I had not seen th...John, thanks for writing this... I had not seen the request in The Huffington Blog and will attempt to gather my thoughts on the subject & post in a day or two. <br />I wholeheartedly agree with you and yes the word "appalling" does pop into my mind on a regular basis. For a long time I have been a supporter of universal health care in our country and think it is "appalling" that so many individuals go without health care. It should be a top priority of our nation to make sure its citizens have health care... Thank you John.<br />Oh... and I love Utah Phillips. He must have been a great storyteller & humorist.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-49303513877391397962009-07-22T05:04:42.642-07:002009-07-22T05:04:42.642-07:00Hi Tony & Alan:
Tony: Couldn't agree more...Hi Tony & Alan:<br /><br />Tony: Couldn't agree more on Utah, & hope you enjoy the Ya-Ya Tree--it's a good blog.<br /><br />Alan: Yes--I also have a lot of first-hand experience with the health care "system" here, as I have a condition known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. At this point about 30% of my annual income goes to health care; not only does the US rank 45th in life expectency, but it ranks #1 in health care costs--one would say this isn't a lot of bang for your buck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-46383042481221403982009-07-22T04:50:43.407-07:002009-07-22T04:50:43.407-07:00John, this is a superb post. Thank you for it. As ...John, this is a superb post. Thank you for it. As you know I am currently writing about my own experience, some years ago, of a major life-changing operation in England. Before undergoing the operation I had a whole series of decisions to make but one of them was not how on earth am I going to pay for it. The entire procedure was free as part of our National Health Service.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-53104553194841914722009-07-22T04:37:12.826-07:002009-07-22T04:37:12.826-07:00A Great Great Man.
+ thanks for the link to Ya-Ya....A Great Great Man.<br />+ thanks for the link to Ya-Ya.<br />Regards<br />Tony.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com