<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/5/2004 8:48:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, jtanner@mozart.sc.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>It's fair, because if costs keep going up the way they have been, they <BR>will= bankrupt the system when no one can pay for their services any <BR>more.<BR><BR>This is on topic because this discussion is about how pia= no technicians <BR>are held hostage by our health care system.<BR><BR>Jeff</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> Hi Jeff</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I totally  agree with reform & share the= held captive idea. So what's the answer? I believe it's to have legislator with a= back bone who can fight the mega-bucks pharmaceutical COs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3> However I wouldn't want my business gutted of it's= ability to make profit just cause someone thought I was too high. Competitio= n is what restrains & moderates prices & the medical industry doesn't see= m to have enough to moderate it's cost.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    I'll say we are talking 2 different t= hings but the comparison deserves prudent thought. People don't have to have piano= service but they do need some sort of sick care coverage that is affordable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>