Here’s the famous TV interview response that arguably cost Republican challenger and former state senator Sue Lowden the nomination to run for the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Nevada. When asked about a mildly eccentric suggestion she had previously made that patients should haggle and barter with their doctors to save money on their medical bills, Lowden replied:
“You know, before we all started having health care, in the olden days, our grandparents would bring a chicken to the doctor. Or they would say ‘I’ll paint your house’.
“In the old days, that’s what people would do to get health care with their doctors.”
But it turns out that her “bring a chicken to the doctor” suggestion may not have been all that goofy after all. Continue reading
If the balance left on your Starbucks card is running low, and you’re 10 cents short of what you need to pay for your coffee, all you have to do is use cash to top up the difference between your current card balance and what you owe for that decaf-low-fat-extra-hot-no-foam-latté. Easy peasy. But if you’re a ferry passenger on Canada’s west coast, and you’re trying to get back to your island home, and the balance on your travel card is 10 cents short of the required fare, that’s just not how it works. 