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		<title>Samizdat: the Libertarian Alarm Clock</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2010/03/29/samizdat-the-libertarian-alarm-clock/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2010/03/29/samizdat-the-libertarian-alarm-clock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HT: Mises Economics Blog You might have read the story about the Socialist Alarm Clock. A friend who wishes to remain anonymous sent his libertarian version and asked me to post it (cross-posted at Division of Labour and The Beacon): “This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock built by the ingenuity of millions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What, not even a kiss?</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2010/03/22/not-even-a-kiss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by the Night Writer Mitch made a reference to &#8220;this year&#8217;s model&#8221;, which reminded me of Elvis Costello&#8217;s &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Want to Go to Chelsea&#8221;, which reminded me of how little I expect of a British-style health system. Capital punishment, she&#8217;s this year model &#8211; They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish seniors not dead yet; &#8220;free&#8221; health care costs soaring</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2008/04/29/scottish-seniors-not-dead-yet-free-health-care-costs-soaring/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2008/04/29/scottish-seniors-not-dead-yet-free-health-care-costs-soaring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by the Night Writer From an article in The Scotsman: THE cost of Scotland&#8217;s flagship free elderly care policy will soar more than threefold to £813 million a year by 2031, a new report has revealed. A dramatic growth in the number of pensioners over the next three decades will send costs, put at £256 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP poll says Baby Boomers are stupid</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/10/11/aarp-poll-says-baby-boomers-are-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/10/11/aarp-poll-says-baby-boomers-are-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually, I don&#8217;t think that that was what the AARP set out to poll, but the stereotype of Baby Boomers as shallow and self-absorbed couldn&#8217;t help but be burnished by an article I saw in a daily news bulletin put out by the A.M. Best company. This article (subscription required) covered a press release from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s no such thing as &#8220;single-payer&#8221; health insurance</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/09/14/theres-no-such-thing-as-single-payer-health-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/09/14/theres-no-such-thing-as-single-payer-health-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think healthcare is expensive now, just wait until it is free. &#8212; P.J. O&#8217;Rourke That quote appears in my blog header this week because I&#8217;ve been keeping an eye on the Single-Payer Health Bill passed a couple of weeks ago by the California legislature and forwarded to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator vetoed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An update on Charlotte Wyatt &#8230; and the state of socialized medicine</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/02/27/an-update-on-charlotte-wyatt-and-the-state-of-socialized-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2006/02/27/an-update-on-charlotte-wyatt-and-the-state-of-socialized-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last April I posted on the story of Charlotte Wyatt, the British infant whose doctors had gone to court to get a &#8220;Do Not Resuscitate&#8221; order &#8212; over the objections of her parents. The doctors&#8217; petition was granted, and to me it as an example of a socialist state demonstrating that it does indeed believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seen any coupons for cardiologists?</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/23/seen-any-coupons-for-cardiologists/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/23/seen-any-coupons-for-cardiologists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Hello, this is ABC Cardiology. How may I help you?” “Yeah, I&#8217;m looking to have a little work done, and I&#8217;m calling around to find out what it costs to see one of your doctors and have a couple of tests?” “What kind of tests?” &#8220;Oh, you know, EKG, stress test, enzyme test, whatever it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21st century British healthcare</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/07/21st-century-british-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/07/21st-century-british-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thenightwriterblog.com/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Scene 2) CART MASTER: Bring out your dead! CUSTOMER: Here&#8217;s one. CART MASTER: Ninepence. DEAD PERSON: I&#8217;m not dead! CART MASTER: What? CUSTOMER: Nothing. Here&#8217;s your ninepence. DEAD PERSON: I&#8217;m not dead! Terminally Ill Can Be Starved to Death, UK Court Rules By Nicola Brent, CNSNews.com Correspondent, August 02, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Night in the Emergency Room</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/04/night-in-the-emergency-room/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/08/04/night-in-the-emergency-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thenightwriterblog.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Walking out to lunch yesterday in the 99% humidity I started to feel an odd heaviness and pressure on the left side of my chest. No pain, no shortness of breath or anything else out of the ordinary, so I thought, &#8220;Ehh..it&#8217;ll go away.&#8221; (Continue reading &#8211; as if you could resist) The sensation persisted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks, Boss, but isn&#8217;t there a better way?</title>
		<link>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/06/15/thanks-boss-but-isnt-there-a-better-way/</link>
		<comments>http://thenightwriterblog.com/2005/06/15/thanks-boss-but-isnt-there-a-better-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Night Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t take in any shows while in Las Vegas, but I did see a presentation on healthcare trends by futurist Andrew Zolli that was almost as eye-popping. According to Zolli, the price of a typical new car in the U.S. includes about $1,000 in materials&#8230;and $1,200 in health insurance costs for the men and [...]]]></description>
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