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To: LindyBill who wrote (340780)	12/31/2009 10:36:25 AM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

end game ends up costing about the same whither you do or don't look after your health Precisely. I know you and I are not always fully on the same page on healthcare (maybe because we tend to focus not on the same aspects? -g), but it's strange how many people think that prevention saves money. In fact, it probably costs more - you pay for it, you pay for screenings plus evaluation and treatment of findings.... and over the years, what you end up having is a larger older population - which is expensive. End of life care would still cost about the same per person - and even a very healthy individual will eventually become old and sick. Prevention is wonderful, it improves and prolongs lives, and should be practiced - but it involves more costs, not savings. I don't believe that politicians are stupid - they simply have a vested interest in seeing things the way they do... and in brainwashing people.