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Title: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: CF DolFan on February 11, 2026, 03:46:25 pm In the early 2000s I ended up with a lot of time on my hands and watched reruns of Dawson's Creek. I also enjoyed Varsity Blues as well. Sucks to see young parents pass away. May he rest in Peace.
Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: Dave Gray on February 12, 2026, 09:10:42 am Sad. Cancer is the worst.
Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: masterfins on February 16, 2026, 07:37:24 pm I realize he left a large family behind, but using a GoFundMe to raise over $2 million?
Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: Dave Gray on February 19, 2026, 05:07:47 pm This situation is a sad reminder at the state of health care in America.
Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: Sibster on February 20, 2026, 07:52:53 am This situation is a sad reminder at the state of health care in America. Yep. The insurance companies are in bed with the doctors and both want to stay in business so they keep making donations to the FDA. Figure out the rest. Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on February 20, 2026, 11:18:45 am Yep. The insurance companies are in bed with the doctors and both want to stay in business so they keep making donations to the FDA. Figure out the rest. The doctors are NOT the problem. They are key to healthcare. The insurance companies and private equity buying hospitals and medical practices are the problem. Title: Re: James Van Der Beek dead at the age of 48. Post by: Dave Gray on March 03, 2026, 10:58:42 am Capitalism isn't the right fit for healthcare.
Who is the client? Is it the person receiving the healthcare? Is it the insurance industry? Is it the stock holders of the drug manufacturers? The system is designed to suck money and for cell-phones, that's fine -- but for healthcare that you can't reasonably choose to do without, it isn't the best system. It works ok for a while but then the system bleeds you dry. That's what we're experiencing right now. We pay way too much for our level of care. |