Comments on: Reasoning with The Reason Hut http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/ Ted Mann's thoughts on watersports, refined sugar, and monkeys. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=49#comment-66 Ted, I responded to the substance of your post over on Reason Hut, so I'm not going to belabor the point here. Thanks for the major plug! I love TurkeyMonkey, although it does feel a little out of character for you to write an impassioned screed here. Oh well, c'est l' vie. Maybe when we have someone go on vacation, you can guest blog over at the Hut and give your opinions on issues other than hair-loss and wedding-planning a proper airing. Meanwhile, thanks for the Tim Calhoun quotes. I think he's a politician of real substance in an era when substance is something to become addicted to. Later, Matt Ted,

I responded to the substance of your post over on Reason Hut, so I’m not going to belabor the point here. Thanks for the major plug! I love TurkeyMonkey, although it does feel a little out of character for you to write an impassioned screed here. Oh well, c’est l’ vie. Maybe when we have someone go on vacation, you can guest blog over at the Hut and give your opinions on issues other than hair-loss and wedding-planning a proper airing. Meanwhile, thanks for the Tim Calhoun quotes. I think he’s a politician of real substance in an era when substance is something to become addicted to.

Later,

Matt

]]> By: Matt http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Matt Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=49#comment-67 Hey Ted, You should check out <a href="http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040719&s=cohn071904">this article</a> in <i>The New Republic</i>. Hey Ted,

You should check out this article in The New Republic.

]]> By: Korey http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Korey Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=49#comment-68 I love seeing Ted proclaim, "What we need is government to step in." Can you ever set foot in Summit, NJ again? I love seeing Ted proclaim, “What we need is government to step in.” Can you ever set foot in Summit, NJ again?

]]> By: Ted http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Ted Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=49#comment-69 No, with this post, Summit officially took away my subscription to the “The Hilltopper” and told me never to shop in the Short Hills mall ever again. But, from what I’ve heard, Montclair would now welcome my liberated liberal self with open arms.

There was a fascinating story on This American Life about a Montclair Republican named Ken Kurson trying to run for NJ state assembly, and basically getting bitched at, harassed, tarred and feathered by the good Democrats of the town—simply by virtue of Kurson being a registered Republican. A link to the real audio segment is here. The piece, “Dems Gone Wild,” is the second act of the show.

]]> By: Ted http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/07/08/reasoning-with-the-reason-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Ted Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=49#comment-70 Good article, Matt. Touché! I know it might sound like I’m siding with the Bush camp on this one (and the fact that the anti-medical malpractice speech referenced took place in Scranton, where Ana is currently doing her Med 2 rotation, doesn’t help), but please know that the last place I’m getting my info is from the current administration. My position is the accumulation of upteen op-eds, written by and about local doctors, healthcare workers, legislators and newspapers in Pa., to call attention to one simple fact: In a lot of specialties (surgery, OB/GYN), practicing in Pennsylvania is just a bad idea. The insurance premiums are so high as to make it financially unviable. The result? Good doctors go to other states that have one or more of the following: 1) caps on rewards, 2) more efficient and fair insurance providers, 3) a lower population of malpractice lawyers. One of the article’s points, that less than half of the money from liability insurance actually goes to victims, is a fair one. But where does the other half go? Mostly lawyers fees and administration costs.

Granted, there are about a ga-jillion factors that go into determining medical costs in this country, and there’s no easy solution to lowering them. It would be great if healthcare companies were more efficient. A universal healthcare program would rock. And personally, I love the idea of low-cost mediation, instead of courtroom trials, as a way to resolve medical malpractice cases. Still, when I read about stories like the Edwards fetal heart monitor case, I get to thinking: He’s just about the last person who will ever allow, much less advocate, malpractice tort reform. Which I suppose means Ana and I better start looking for houses in Omaha.

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