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--Albert Pike - Morals and Dogma

Inherently so? No possibility for reform? No possibility for analysis and improvement? Why is the United States Government impossible to reform or improve? I often wonder if part of the reason it's bad is we elect people who think it's inherently bad and therefore spend no time on analysis...

I didn't see anything about health access? Is there an example that shows when the US government doesn't interfere, Americans get health coverage? The current state seems to contradict that. No worries - I know plenty of other people who, for instance, see how poor women are treated when...

I didn't see health coverage or access mentioned? Was that the era every American who needed to coud see a doctor?

So, if we change that? Would that help efficiency or increase waste? If we ended this - would government run faster?

What is the government doing right now to prevent the presence of community hospitals and health clinics? (Ignoring for a moment how many get federal and state grants for operations). You speak of a "return" - when was that golden era of near universal coverage or access to health for...

So what makes our American government inherently incapable of productivity or reform in productivity?

Well you're insured. That's not my question and hasn't been. There are hard working people who can't afford insurance or access to health care and a growing number of children - and people who are just cut out of access because they got sick at the wrong time. What about them? I have...

The government isn't handing out bonuses and hasn't been on a regular basis - that *are not* based on performance. It doesn't pay wildly out of scale regardless of performance. Everyone if focus on "theft from the rich" but ignores their theft from stockholders and workers that gave them...

The generosity of poor people isn't so much rare as rarely noticed, however. In fact, America's poor donate more, in percentage terms, than higher-income groups do, surveys of charitable giving show. What's more, their generosity declines less in hard times than the generosity of richer givers...

What is your suggested solution to increasing health access for Americans? Like I said cultural differences. It takes a village to raise a child versus get the urchin out of my site.

The income inequality starts out by funneling all the wealth to the top of the food chain. Is that process fair?

You seem to be ok with the vast income disparity in this country, achieved by the wealthy helping the wealthy? Leave the rich alone or they'll punish you? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/business/29tax.html

The answer is Do Nothing? How about this - is there anything to do to increase the nonprofit presence or county hospitals, etc? This was actually one of the plans on the table, but the general cry is all reform is evil. Every nonprofit facility I know of is suffering right now, not growing...

This is part of why I brought this up. It seems to me this is one of those few items which every mason knows off the top of their head because they hear and repeat it so often. To me, it strikes me as telling a student "Don't try math it's hard." You build up a lot of stress for someone...

This one is also supposed to be synched so you can read it with the original page by page I believe. I believe de Hoyos is working on something as well due out this year.

We know how this all started. It's easy for either side to take responsibility for their own actions. I'm not a member of the "other side" (or maybe I am?), I'm more concerned with my immediate membership and what those who sit next to me do. Right now, when I drive east to visit family...

I guess I'm not aware of the government programs meant to provide access to people Just asking a question. What are the alternatives you know of. It might be lazy not to look it up, but one of the purposes of discussing it with someone is to gain from those who know something. It's...

So. No suggestions for raising the longevity, infant mortality and other health conditions to be on par with much poorer nations? No suggestions on how the working poor can gain the same access to health care rich foreigners do? Suggestions other than screw em they're bad people. Not...

I think we have a pretty even blend in our lodge and I think every officer has a young family but two. But I entirely agree. I think there is a danger spot in some lodges though, where if the young masons don't interact with the older masons or if the young ones bluster in with only a few...