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I don't think there's much doubt in the power of subsidies to drive industry -- the basis of capitalism is the market goes where the money is. That we spend so much in one area that ends up driving up costs so dramatically in another (health care), however, is simply extraordinary.
I mean, just compare the above graphic to this:
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November 09, 2007 -- 6:39 PM
posted by Par
I wonder how this would look in Canada, but a look at the state of food subsidies in the US relative to public health goals is both unsurprising in substance and very surprising in scale. This graphic pretty much says it all:
I don't think there's much doubt in the power of subsidies to drive industry -- the basis of capitalism is the market goes where the money is. That we spend so much in one area that ends up driving up costs so dramatically in another (health care), however, is simply extraordinary.
I mean, just compare the above graphic to this:
"We are recommending five servings or more of vegetables and fruit daily because, like physical activity, they pack a double whammy against cancer," panel member Dr. Phillip James said in releasing the 517-page report.
"Probable evidence indicates they help reduce cancer risk on their own, and as low energy-dense foods, they help maintain a healthy weight, which the evidence shows has a big influence on cancer risk," James said.
November 09, 2007 -- 6:33 PM
posted by Par
It's just a matter of time, Albert.
November 09, 2007 -- 11:59 AM
posted by Al
You have to catch me first.
November 09, 2007 -- 11:29 AM
posted by Jess
That video reminds me of a story my sociology of mental illness prof told us - she worked for a few years with the Canadian mental health association and they had a hugging week - they hired people to run around giving people little business cards explaining the importance of physical contact, and then hugging them. She said on the last day she found this lady in her seventies waiting for a bus, gave her a card and a hug. The lady asked if she could have another hug because she didn't have any kids, lived alone, and no one had hugged her since her husband died. Also, she (my prof) was involved in a study of senior widows and found that the frequency of the visits they made to the doctor was inversely related to the amount of physical contact they got, and that for women with no acute illnesses, that was the single most influential factor in the frequency visits to their GPs.
When I was delievering food for Meals on Wheels, almost everyone wanted a hug.
So everyone should go hug their grammas. And Albert.
November 09, 2007 -- 7:57 AM
posted by Al
Thanks Par, but it seems that this pain will haunt me for the rest of my life. Think Dante.
November 08, 2007 -- 6:35 PM
posted by Al
I wished time would heal all... some pains just never seem to go away.
November 08, 2007 -- 6:34 PM
posted by alison
um... sea urchins need to breathe too?
it looks like something somebody made out of random leftovers at the bottom of the craft drawer. very pretty.
November 08, 2007 -- 5:57 PM
posted by nobody knows my face
huh, so apparently this is a real sea-urchin:
Why does it need so many nipples?
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