Gee, Billy, my dad has PD and emphysema--where does he fall? (Oooh--bad question) Which line do the cigarette smokers who claim it was advertising pressure that made 'em do it stand in? (BTW, that's not my dad) If you knowingly shake hands with somebody snot-nosed, do you get your common cold expenses covered? Just enjoying the image of administering the "did so/did not" program! >The older the majority of the people are, the more votes they >have, and the more decisions are made in their favor. As the >population ages, we get more and more done in our favor, leaving >the debts to our children. One suggestion, eliminate the amount >we pay for self inflicted diseases like lung cancer, and use this >money for Parkinsons research instead! We might also include >skin cancer as being self inflicted? Anything else? >Billy Baird ([log in to unmask])