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In a message dated 10/29/98 2:52:13 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Has anyone out there ever gotten a very bad papercut? I rest my case!!!! STephan 54/8 >> Stephan, Jerry and others, I too have strong feelings and more than a little free floating anger about things like this. We are now experiencing victory (a bit limited, but better than I expected). Our Mo plan has worked--plan D or maybe E is now in effect. . (I expected maybe plan M or later,) Meanwhile, we are turning our "persuasive efforts" on each other. Can a psych type person out there tell us why this is happening (maybe something like missing the tension and...)? This is my attempt at reconciling things. I mean no offense to anyone here. I'm also not out to simply pour oil on the waters. I just hope I can pull this off without getting my foot in my mouth. In my opinion, the key to cooperation is in this direction: Why must we get into the body count/misery index thing? Of what use is such a comparison? OK, I would rather have PD than AIDS. However, if I had my druthers, I'd druther not. Because someone else has a worse situation than I doesn't mean that my pain is invalid or that he/she should get all the research/help. According to my neurologist (a "neuro AIDS researcher") AIDS has gotten so much money so fast that they lost a lot of efficiency. There is wasted cash and other resources. PD meanwhile has been funded below the efficacy level for years. In the recent campaign, we were not asking for ": more money" --just the 100 million bucks as outlined in the Mo. I understand that PAN, a group of neuroscientists, and Sen. McCain investigated the facts to arrive at that figure before the original bill was offered. The object of their search was to arrive at an amount, which would absorb all the good research. My thought is that both "deserve" a cure ASAP. Fortunately, with the budget surplus, as far as money helps, that is doable. Regards, WHH In a message dated 10/29/98 2:52:13 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Has anyone out there ever gotten a very bad papercut? I rest my case!!!! STephan 54/8 >> Stephan, Jerry and others, I too have strong feelings and more than a little free floating anger about things like this. We are now experiencing victory (a bit limited, but better than I expected). Our Mo plan has worked--plan D or maybe E is now in effect. . (I expected maybe plan M or later,) Meanwhile, we are turning our "persuasive efforts" on each other. Can a psych type person out there tell us why this is happening (maybe something like missing the tension and...)? This is my attempt at reconciling things. I mean no offense to anyone here. I'm also not out to simply pour oil on the waters. I just hope I can pull this off without getting my foot in my mouth. In my opinion, the key to cooperation is in this direction: Why must we get into the body count/misery index thing? Of what use is such a comparison? OK, I would rather have PD than AIDS. However, if I had my druthers, I'd druther not. Because someone else has a worse situation than I doesn't mean that my pain is invalid or that he/she should get all the research/help. According to my neurologist (a "neuro AIDS researcher") AIDS has gotten so much money so fast that they lost a lot of efficiency. There is wasted cash and other resources. PD meanwhile has been funded below the efficacy level for years. In the recent campaign, we were not asking for ": more money" --just the 100 million bucks as outlined in the Mo. I understand that PAN, a group of neuroscientists, and Sen. McCain investigated the facts to arrive at that figure before the original bill was offered. The object of their search was to arrive at an amount, which would absorb all the good research. My thought is that both "deserve" a cure ASAP. It would be very cost effective to find such cures. Fortunately, with the budget surplus, as far as money helps, that is doable. Regards, WHH