On Sep 17, 2006, at 11:01 PM, mike larkin wrote:
> But the very real problems with the health-care system
> mask a simple fact: Without it the nation's labor
> market would be in a deep coma. Since 2001, 1.7
> million new jobs have been added in the health-care
> sector, which includes related industries such as
> pharmaceuticals and health insurance. Meanwhile, the
> number of private-sector jobs outside of health care
> is no higher than it was five years ago.
Hmm, well, if health care weren't so expensive, maybe some other sectors could have afforded to hire some fresh help.
Doug