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To: energyplay who wrote (26340)	12/13/2007 1:57:32 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220163

hi ep, i believe it a slam dunk that the elite and the system that works for them will be bailed out at a cost to all others else the empire would demise too early there is still much pulverization of the middle class to be done before a revolution becomes a certainty the day of the Great March, hammers, sickles, torches, and red flags will be, and The Internationale will be loaded on to all iPods as standard song pack.

To: energyplay who wrote (26340)	12/13/2007 10:04:53 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 220163

Dawn and Brad Palmer of Lee’s Summit never ventured outside the United States until a trip last year to Brazil. their itinerary took them to Santa Cruz Hospital in the southern Brazilian metropolis of Curitiba. That’s where they underwent obesity surgeries that were not covered by their health insurance policies. Their total tab, including medical costs, drugs, airfare and hotel bills: $24,000. If they would have had the surgeries in this country, the combined medical costs alone would have totaled at least $140,000, Dawn Palmer said. Besides saving more than $100,000, the Palmers have lost more than 290 pounds and feel better than they have in years. Growing legions of American patients — by one estimate, 150,000 last year — are following in the Palmers’ footsteps and traveling to countries such as India, Thailand, Brazil and Mexico for medical care. And while earlier waves of medical tourists sought mostly cosmetic procedures, more and more Americans are going abroad to get their hearts fixed, joints replaced and stomachs stapled. typical cost of a coronary bypass in the United States ranged from $55,000 to $86,000, compared with $7,000 to $7,500 in India and $15,612 to $16,913 in Thailand.