Broadened health care costs and rationing concerns
A columnist argues against drastic medical cost cuts while expanding coverage. He critiques cap proposals and illustrates likely rationing such as age limits for costly treatments, hospital bed reductions, and reduced access, urging public awareness and involvement.
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Ocean floor riches spark high seas mining battle
A five year dispute pits advanced nations led by the United States against developing countries over rights to minerals on the ocean floor. Agreement already found that resources are shared, but deadlock remains over a central enterprise and monopoly versus private firms.
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Debating Hopefully and Semantic Pollution
Theodore M. Bernstein discusses John Waite Bowers and the claim that hopefully pollutes meaning by implying a human hopeful agent. He notes the sentence The Senate will begin debate tomorrow and hopefully reach a vote shows hopers need not be identifiable. Bernstein mentions neologisms like hopeable and hopably as potential solutions and traces the word’s growing acceptance.
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John Waite Bowers
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University of Iowa
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