tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159338.post109526521042854206..comments2023-08-26T10:32:56.058-06:00Comments on My Left Wing Girlfriend: An Open Letter to the First MinistersMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13953287100970512085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159338.post-1095279913542769962004-09-15T14:25:00.000-06:002004-09-15T14:25:00.000-06:00Dear William,
How are things in Medicine Hat? A g...Dear William,<br /><br />How are things in Medicine Hat? A good friend of mine lives there, and I really love the land in that area. <br /><br />At first, I thought your comments were something from my friend, sent as a joke, as they appear to be an obvious troll. However, my friend works for the federal government in Medicine Hat and he would never waste Canadian tax dollars by writing comments to a blog that was completely unrelated to his job during working hours. Therefore, I have decided to reply to your comments as if they were serious.<br /><br />I looked up sanctimonious in my Gage Canadian Dictionary and it means: making a show of holiness; putting on airs of sanctity; prending to be pious.<br /><br />I do not feel I am "holier than thou" regarding care of the cat. The purpose of my open letter is to bring attention to the fact that I can buy faster, better quality care for my cat than for myself. Indeed no one is saying people SHOULD get less care than a cat, but I am saying that cats can get better treatment than Canadians do. Does this not seem strange to you? <br /><br />I do not know if we got value for our dollar. The cat is getting better, but it cost us a few hundred bucks. Considering my GF got the cat for free from a shelter, and we could probably get a new one for free, it does seem like a lot of money. <br /><br />I agree with you that there is a limited amount of dollars in the "people health care system". My point is that I, and many others like the Fraser Institute, do not feel those dollars are being deployed as effectively as they could be. I want the system reformed to use those dollars more effectively. I could not care less who delivers my health care, public or private, so long as I get the best care for the lowest price and I think more Canadians are starting to come around to that view.<br /><br />P.S. I watch Dr Phil, not Oprah.MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953287100970512085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159338.post-1095274504372491192004-09-15T12:55:00.000-06:002004-09-15T12:55:00.000-06:00What's that matter Marcel, cat got your tongue???
...What's that matter Marcel, cat got your tongue???<br /><br />Or did you drop your humus onto your 3-day old Star Trek T-shirt while watching Oprah???<br /><br />William FrobisherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159338.post-1095273476881475312004-09-15T12:37:00.000-06:002004-09-15T12:37:00.000-06:00Dear Marcel;
You're pretty sanctimonious about th...Dear Marcel;<br /><br />You're pretty sanctimonious about the care a cat gets. And I don't hear anyone saying that people should get less care than a cat does: you are really reading a lot into things.<br /><br />But while you were paying that hefty cat bill for the visit, did you ever stop to think just how much value you got for your dollar? Oh sure, you can pay for platitudes and pillow mints, but the point is not to support the Vet's next Porsche purchase. In the people health system, there is a limited number of dollars and an almost unlimited number of things that Health care is responsible for. And with the Baby Boomer generation fast approaching retirement it will be left to those of us WITH JOBS to support the system. <br /><br /><br />Yours Haughtily,<br /><br />William Frobisher<br />Medicine Hat, ABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com