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To: steve harris who wrote (207695)	10/20/2004 2:14:07 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574261

People like me need a new car. That's a requirement after what I have been through. That has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with my life. If I don't have a car, I can't get to work. If I can't get to work, I can't get a paycheck. If I can't get a paycheck people will starve and die. Where's my car? Just as I suspected.........you live out of fear.

To: steve harris who wrote (207695)	10/20/2004 6:32:29 PM
From: brushwud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574261

People like me need a new car. That's a requirement after what I have been through. That has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with my life. If I don't have a car, I can't get to work. If I can't get to work, I can't get a paycheck. If I can't get a paycheck people will starve and die. Where's my car? Congress should pass a law requiring the government to be the "single payer" for all cars. Then you could just apply and get in the queue. Same thing for houses.

To: steve harris who wrote (207695)	10/21/2004 12:00:32 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574261

Steve, back when I didn't own a car, I biked or paid for a rental car. While college was in session I biked to one of my jobs, the other job was in walking distance where I lived, and the third job (I pretty much always had 3 concurrent jobs while in school) required a 1.5 hour drive and there wasn't enough time in the day to bike to this one so I paid for a rental car (broke even with my pay from that job, a job just to gain experience), and biked to school. There's no connection between cars and flu shots. Consumers can place orders for cars. Can you place an order for a flu shot with the manufacturer, or is there a non-capitalistic wall between you and them? If flu vaccine truly followed a capitalistic model, a consumer would be able to buy their flu shot in advance, pay in advance to secure their vaccine, and not have to buy it through a flu clinic after waiting 4 hours in line. If flu shots were truly capitalistic, they would also be sold directly to consumers and a person could place an order for two vaccines - one from each vendor. If the flu manufacturer required people to pay in advance, they wouldn't run into the problem where they are so uncertain about their revenue and thus so unsure how much vaccine to make. If one flu vaccine manufacturer goes down, the person that straddled their risk across two mfgs by purchasing two vaccines gets a flu shot. If the flu vaccine system were truly capitalistic there would be fewer that needed the govt's help, because advance payment by consumers would iron out some of their problem. But not all of it, that's where govt steps in. Regards, Amy J