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BigBen · 10-05-2005, 01:55 PM

Financial Burden of the sick

Expected Rates of disease

Cost of prevention is small

Blah Blah Blah

Sorry, but this sounds like someone works for an underfunded public health department somewhere in this small place we call earth, and then did two things:

1. They talked to an Economist who specializes in population and statistics;
2. They smoked a big fatty and wondered out loud what it would be like if only people would "Listen to them, man... just listen."

Only this time when they sobered up from this omniscient adventure, they published it in a paper so that others in their field would stand up and take notice.

No, I am sorry, I will not take the bait on that one.

Projected rates of disease and their burden on society is the oldest fiddle in the band.

Now, don't get me started on the efficacy of public health initiatives. Should I spend 50,000 dollars and tell 50,000 people to not smoke, therefore reducing the incidence of lung cancer 20 years from now, or should I spend that money and perform lobectomies on 10 patients WITH LUNG CANCER RIGHT NOW? I know what I should do, but that is not necessarily the same as what I have to do...

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BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Financial Burden of the sick Expected Rates of disease Cost of prevention is small Blah Blah Blah Sorry, but this sounds like someone works for an underfunded public health department somewhere in this small place we call earth, and then did two things: 1. They talked to an Economist who specializes in population and statistics; 2. They smoked a big fatty and wondered out loud what it would be like if only people would "Listen to them, man... just listen." Only this time when they sobered up from this omniscient adventure, they published it in a paper so that others in their field would stand up and take notice. No, I am sorry, I will not take the bait on that one. Projected rates of disease and their burden on society is the oldest fiddle in the band. Now, don't get me started on the efficacy of public health initiatives. Should I spend 50,000 dollars and tell 50,000 people to not smoke, therefore reducing the incidence of lung cancer 20 years from now, or should I spend that money and perform lobectomies on 10 patients WITH LUNG CANCER RIGHT NOW? I know what I should do, but that is not necessarily the same as what I have to do... __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.