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Blog #5: Solutions - part 1(break them up!)

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Written by: Super User
  • Tag: BillionaireRedemptionOrNot Blog


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!!!P.S. The following History and recent Children's stats linked to, need to be emphasized!!! Update: And it gets worse:  KIDS!!!!

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This site has managed to point out a lot of problems in kidney dialysis, what may get lost is solutions.  A person can look to one area that might not seem obvious at first - utilities.  Both carve out a small geographical area and aren't subject to a lot of competition.  Both have seen their share of problems when the for-profit motive is factored in (Dennis Kucinich's 'Division of Power and Light' is an excellent read).  However what differs is the number of different companies in each field.  A quick search shows there are 1600 electric utility companies in the United States!  So what about kidney dialysis - there are basically two companies.  And I don't know how things are in other parts of the country, but where I'm at the lights stay on for the most part.  The kidney dialysis companies have seen more than their share of problems. 

I have to wonder what would happen if we only had two for-profit utility companies in the US.  Would they become so powerful and influential they would be allowed to basically police themselves?  (the fox watching the hen house) Would it be lights out like in kidney dialysis?

And if for example there was a problem with our electricity in my area, who would we have a better chance against - a smaller regional carrier, or a big national corporation!  I would prefer taking on the little guy!

I'll finish by saying dialysis state inspection teams - not the feds - have kept many a patient alive!  And I wouldn't be surprised to find out my state's utility commission has been a big part in keeping my lights on!

In these two cases smaller seems better.

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Blog #4: A Glimpse of Hell

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Written by: Super User
  • Tag: BillionaireRedemptionOrNot Blog


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!!!P.S. The following History and recent Children's stats linked to, need to be emphasized!!! Update: And it gets worse:  KIDS!!!!

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Sometime back I checked my email after a day of raiding the supply train to dialysis land [1] (it may not be coincidence diabetes and dialysis have the word "DIE" in them)  In my email was a message from a friend who had a link to this article. The article concerns Berkshire’s Mr. Munger and Mr. Buffett’s hear-no-evil, see-no-evil style of investing. My imagination started running wild and I got a glimpse of Hell, actually the basement of Hell!!  (I hear things are a bit cooler there than the main floor)  It was Hell for a couple of gentleman I've mentioned!  And what did I see in that basement of Hell!  I saw a window!  And above that window what did I see!  I saw a sign!  And what did that sign say!  "Customer Complaints"  (There might have to be a 2nd sign: "Please Do Not Throw Hot Coals at the Staff!")

And as I left Hell's basement what else did I see?  I saw quite a few people lining up at the Buffett-Munger booths.  The first person in line was a former kidney dialysis patient.  I didn't catch the whole of the conversation, but I did hear: "And then I died!" and "what are you going to do about it!!!".

[1] I often link to that diabetes thread from Reddit

Huh, maybe when Mr. Munger and Mr. Buffett were buying things they should have looked under the hood?

(after reading that Munger-Buffett-Berkshire article, I had to put back up the bad Dad humor shield because my blood was boiling)

#Real Hell:
Betty Allen's
Frank Brown's

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Blog #3: Walk Plan

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Written by: Super User
  • Tag: BillionaireRedemptionOrNot Blog

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!!!P.S. The following History and recent Children's stats linked to, need to be emphasized!!! Update: And it gets worse:  KIDS!!!!

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summary:
-10:00 -10:30 Music by 'Now and Forever'
-10:30 - ? speaking
-after speaking, Morning Walk to CHI Health Center
-4:30pm - 5pm Gathering again in front of the CHI Health Center (update 5/5: Gathering will be under the skywalk)
-6:00pm - 6:30pm thought prayer circles 

updated 04/24

For the latest updates visit HQ-Save-the-Billionaires-Walk-updates.  It will will have details like the date of the Walk (May 6th), starting time and location, ending location, etc...    

At the starting location after music by 'Now or Forever' and some speaking the walk will begin.  A limited amount of flyers will be available but a printable flyer is available and it would be helpful if you brought your own.  If a person chooses, they could take a ziggy-zaggy path to the CHI Health Center, placing flyers on cars and handing them out.  This sort of thing was done years ago before a DialysisEthics rally in Denver at a park and church.  Flyers were put on autos outside of dialysis clinics, no one was arrested.  And technically it was trespassing.  I hope the lack of arrests doesn't disappoint anyone.

4/24 update: Once the CHI Health center is reached, a new option has been added.  A person can print out the new 'Billionaires Information Packet' beforehand and try to give it to a person as far up the Berkshire chain-of-command as you can go!  (or just use a flyer)  If you can't get past the gate just hand it to the person holding you back, it is suggested not to cause a ruckus, it maybe more important to attend the 4:30pm to 5pm gathering below than cause a fuss.  I'm sure the packet will land on Mr. Buffett's or Mr. Munger's desk in no time! (sure)  But at least somebody might read it!

Otherwise a person can choose to enter without a packet - they should own at least one share of Berkshire.  Or they can ask about a guest pass? Otherwise go roam about the town!

4/24 update: At 4:30pm to 5pm a gathering will be formed in front of the main entrance of the CHI Health center.  People can bring flyers and signs.  The crowd should start coming out of the center.  People can choose to stay in the group with their signs or branch out with flyers and give them to the crowd - whatever a person is most comfortable with!

At 6pm to 6:30pm thought/prayer circles will be formed of a dozen or so people in front of the CHI Health Center.  Someone will be around with flags and someone from the circle can volunteer to lead the group, holding a flag.  The person who chooses to lead the group can stand in the center and call for a moment of silence, remembering all the dialysis patients, friends, and relatives who have passed on.  After the moment of silence, people can volunteer to tell why they are there, stories, maybe even a joke a loved one liked - or a funny story!  Over the more than twenty years of some of us advocating for dialysis patients we have found some times to laugh!

But if a person doesn't like doing the above - just take a walk, event starts at 10am.

This is the basic framework of the Walk and is subject to change and updates.  Check back at the HQ-Save-the-Billionaires-Walk-updates webpage for any changes or updates.  All we really want to do is help a couple of billionaires find the road to redemption by busting up the dialysis company DaVita.

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Blog #2: Just a Song

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Written by: Super User
  • Tag: BillionaireRedemptionOrNot Blog

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!!!P.S. The following History and recent Children's stats linked to, need to be emphasized!!! Update: And it gets worse:  KIDS!!!!

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While the Berkshire fellows were building their castle of sunshine and lollipops, this is a song that was screaming in my brain while I was looking at their castle foundation - and my daughter was in a dialysis clinic: Head Like a Hole

quote: "God money, let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised!"
(Party on Thiry)

Also when I was outside a courtroom for the trial of former CEO Kent Thiry after throwing questions at him figuratively and literally he said something to the effect he "was sorry about the way I felt".  My reply was "I bet you do".  For those capable of emotions besides self-pity (unlike him), the above song is a little of how I was feeling back in the day. 

Anyway while I was sitting in the courtroom listening to the lawyers going back and forth, I did hear Thiry's concern that a jury would be biased against him because he was rich!  So I guess the little rich boy who never had to grow up is capable of one emotion, self-pity.

I'll say it was quite a display at that courtroom!  His big, bad, brave lawyers stopped me from throwing papers at him, saving their poor poor client from a paper cut!

quote:
No, you can't take her
No, you can't take her
No, you can't take her away from me

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