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Biotech / Medical : The thread of life -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (1073)	8/15/2006 10:43:44 AM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1336

I don't regularly read the biotech valuation thread but I see some politics over there, and ruffling of feathers. The discussion about privacy and NSA screening and all is unimportant to me. I don't particularly care if some people have their rights trod upon--that group of people does not overlap much with my family or the sort of people I know. There are, what, seven billion people making noise on this planet--I care about one hundred of them. Hey, that's me. The last time I bought sinus pills I had to sign something and give an address. This may or may not slow down the problem with Meth in my state. So what. National ID card, fine by me. Do I get pissed when a cop sets up his speed trap and nabs me, sure. But water under the bridge. My life does not change much one way or the other. Something on the order of 2000 people and several billion dollars went up in smoke on 911--for sure in rather dramatic fashion. Everything since then has been a waste of people and money, Iraq is a huge waste, tens of thousands of lives, and ~200 billion. You have to know the magnitude of things and see the truth of it all. There are little lies and big ones. There are things that are important--and things that are hundreds of times more important. Drunk drivers kill far more people than terrorists, in this country, there you are. "During 2004, 16,694 people in the U.S. died in alcohol- related motor vehicle crashes, representing 39% of all traffic-related deaths (NHTSA 2005)" cdc.gov Why do we wring our hands about terrorism and spend so much money fighting it? When the US govt spends money, we get a lousy return on our investment. I know that. Well, that is what comes off the top of my head this morning, pre-coffee, stream of unconciousness;-)