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Give Me The Statistics, I’ll Give You The Lie

Give Me The Statistics, I’ll Give You The Lie

I was watching Michael Moore’s Sicko last night. One British doctor got a bonus for the amount of patients he could get to stop smoking or who he could get to reduce their blood pressure. However, in America, doctors who worked at the insurance companies were rewarded for the amount of claims they turned down. Now, I am not making a judgment against the Americans, I am sure there are things done better there than in Europe. But, the point I want to make is that human beings will always work toward their defined success criteria.

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