Bill Clinton understood the importance of delivery. While he was president, he was taking lessons from a drama coach from one of the Ivy League schools. The coach came down to the White House once a … (View Post)

Since you are discussing the US, let me repeat something I have said before: The US, measured by spending, has a very large welfare state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States… (View Post)

Malmesbury said: "This would strongly suggest that Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans healthcare on their own are vastly less efficient than the NHS and produce much worse outcomes." I agree … (View Post)

Thanks for linking that article from "Changing America". It was vey funny, unintentionally I assume. I especially liked this: "The U.S., where health care is privatized . . " Exce… (View Post)

In the US in the 1920s, this version was popular in college humor magazines: Young man: "Do you like Joplin?" (Scot Joplin) Sweet young thing: "I don't know, you naughty boy. I've neve… (View Post)