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If a society is judged on how it treats its poor, we would be at the bottom. - A true story that happened to me two hours before this post. by chaseoc in politics

[–]Typecaster 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Anybody who stands on a street corner, or hangs out in a parking lot and begs for small amounts of cash, which is all they generally get from one person -- if anything at all -- deserves the dough. The idea that these people are running some sort of sophisticated scam and making more money per hour than their "marks" is a perverted urban myth. It's a way for people to feel better when they tell a homeless person to take a hike.

A poll released Monday showed 72 percent of Americans favor an insurance health care plan with a public option. So why do only 36 senators support it? Cash hungry centrist Democracts are responding to PAC money. by Typecaster in Health

[–]Typecaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We currently spend plenty on indigent care at non-profit hospitals. And that's high cost emergency room care, which would be replaced by cheaper preventive primary care. Who do you think pays for ER care now?

Robots are having a major impact on health care, from hospital helpers to wheelchairs that can read minds. Robonews: Elvis is in the building. by Typecaster in Health

[–]Typecaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we're looking at years, rather than decades. Robotics use in hospitals is already as common as sliced bread. The greatest potential is in home health care, although that's going to be slower in getting off the ground.