Even he would be better than this guy...

And?...

thats whats wrong with them both.

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

Why would a neurosurgeon need Ph. D. at the end of his name??????

I honestly can't think of any reason to oppose Gupta...

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I don't much care. Its good that hes been a non-fan of socialized medicine.

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Socialism doesn't create a rising tide that lifts all boats. It drains the lake and teaches the boat riders not to help themselves by rowing.

Jesus loves you, allah wants you dead

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

I don't think this position is worth wrangling about. After all, how much savvy does it take to come up with: "The Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health."

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He doesn't. But why not? That is where the PhD came from. He is from Emory University and doctors employed by a university hospital can go to school for free to the tune, I believe, of one class each term. So many of them just keep piling on degrees just because they can.

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My response was to this:

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Sorry, I misread it. I had cataract surgery this week and I'm not used to being able to SEE!

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Understandable!

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Who gives a shit about the Surgeon General? Seriously. Not a big deal.

Doctors who don't publish research are idiots.

A Ph. D. from a top notch U at the end of a doctor's name is the only indication that the doctor can think--something that's crucial when it comes time for a diagnosis. Consequently, any patient that sees a neurologist w/no doctorate for a diagnosis is just wasting his/her time.

It's perfectly OK to see a primary care physician for a referral (POSs and HMOs require referrals), regardless of whether the PCP has a Ph. D.

But a specialist has to have one, or else he/she isn't a real doctor. Unfortunately, there are many doctors that have Ph. Ds. and are still idiots (this happens alot--sometimes because the Ph. D. was obtained at some joke university), but not having a Ph. D. guarantees that he's an idiot.

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When you keep posting such inaccuracies, you make me have less and less hope that you will actually get something right eventually.

Except I always post accuracies, causing me to have less and less hope that posters who disagree can actually survive a thread w/me w/out running away

(which is what they usually do after I post the cites)

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This post has to qualify for the biggest bunch of bullshit ever!
But for the record, Gupta has been published in the Journal of Neurosurgery and The Spine Journal. (BTW, you don't have to have a Ph. D. to be published.)
Oh, yeah, as far as I know, Michael DeBakey didn't have Ph. D. behind his name....guess he couldn't think.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"