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To: Alexander who wrote (73366)	1/31/2000 5:19:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Alexander, Yes I do have personal experience in caring for "this type of patient". I took care of my mother and my husband's grandmother before they were admitted to long term care facilities. And I think you should "give a rat's ass" simply because it's important to determine our tax dollars are being spent redundantly. The question I had was is the advancement in research coming from direct government programs or through private industry? If we have 10 Bio Tech companies researching spinal cord injury treatments or cures do we need the government involved in spending those dollars on research or would that money be better spent in support services for the disabled until better treatments are found in the private sector? bp

To: Alexander who wrote (73366)	1/31/2000 6:49:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<Those of us who have young relatives with disabilities "do not give a rats ass" where the research funding comes from >> Thinking back to Clinton's second month, their "blind trust" was 100% long in biotechnology. Hillary called the trustee and the trust went from 100% long to 100% short. The next day the Clinton's announced a cap proposal on prices for new drugs. Bios got slammed, the trust made a pile and funding in the private sector went down by 90% for the next two years.