Not to be rude or anything... Eric, the US has fewer doctors per 100,000 of the population than even the UK, and is busily poaching nurses from elsewhere. So where would the medics come from? Judy Evans, Cardiff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Theoria@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:Discussion of philosophy and the arts" <THEORIA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 7:10 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] A Possibly Very Good Idea > Forgive the cross-posting of the message. This occurred to > me as a good idea and I wanted to send it to both Lists to > get feedback on it. > > How to create the medical infrastructure to respond to > terrorism and also improve the US image abroad? > > The US could establish a large fleet of hospital ships. (I > think we have one at the moment.) Doctors and nurses would > receive significant tuition reimbursement in exchange for > service on these ships. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html