Visited the "100% DSL celebration" at Waitsfield/Champlain Valley Telecom today and was pleased to see Mike Reed, Hubie Norton and others form the NYNEX days along with Michael H. Dworkin, Peter Blum from the PSB and others from THE DPS. A scrumptious lunch, good conversation and wonderful hosts. Nice to see Eleanor Haskin looking fit and all the folks on the VTAC board.
Had opportunity to discuss politics/health care with two folks running for VT Senate from Washington County, one a Progressive favoring a single payer system for VT and another, a Democrat, wanting to do 'something' about health care, but admitted not having an answer. There will be no easy solution to the dilemma around the cost of health care until and unless much stronger personal accountability is demanded from each of us. Tiny co-payments are a start in that direction, but do not incorporate the painful rationing that ultimately will be needed to control costs. Sad to say, I believe rationing will be required. We must be very cautious with this reality so that we don't go down the terribly slippery slope of denying care arbitrarily or sponsoring assisted suicide, particularly with the elderly who consume so many health care dollars.
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