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Re: Ken's question

but how much stuff does anyone need to own?? what is this intoxication with more and more property? (thats a rhetorical question...)

It may be a rhetorical question, but it's certainly related to the "empowerment" of the "ownership society." In their book "The Health of Nations: why inequality is harmful to your health", Kawachi and Kennedy lay out a convincing argument that individualistic “intense positional competition feeds consumer culture” (p. 71), and that it is no accident that the

, which tolerates the greatest disparity of wealth and income, is also the home of most insatiable and voracious conspicuous consumption in the world.

Susan Ladwig

MPH student

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

In a message dated 1/24/05 12:45:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

hi all,

this stuff is really scary. but its apace with the way the current regime things- which is that you are what you own..and the purpose of the state is buttress property rights (as opposed to assure the general well being of the citizenry.) of course, anything that protects property rights makes sure that the class structure remains rigid and in place.

in frists piece health care becomes a property right..and if you cant afford the property, you will have no rights to it..

but how much stuff does anyone need to own?? what is this intoxication with more and more property? (thats a rhetorical question...)

ken thompson

pittsburgh

-----Original Message-----
From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Matt Anderson
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:02 PM
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Subject: [SDOH] "Consumer-driven" medicine from the New England Journal

This week President Bush has sketched out his broad vision of an "ownership society." This is code for a broad attack on many of the social programs in the US including Social Security, Welfare, Medicare and Public Education. In this week's New England Journal of Medicine, US Senator William Frist applies this vision to health care with the concept of "Consumer Driven Health Care". I am attaching a notation from the list-serve of the Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org).

I think it is important for our non-US friends to see the direction the ideological winds are blowing here.

Best,
Matt Anderson
www.socialmedicine.org

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