"Primary care is dying in this country, largely because the the government which sets both the amount that doctors are reimbursed for their time as well as pattern by which private insurance reimburses, has decided that cognitive skills are less valuable than throwing a lot of procedures at the patient."
"Um nur einen einzigen Kassenvorstand zu entlohnen (€ 20.000,-- pro Monat) müssen rund 100 Arbeitnehmer ihren monatlichen Zwangsversicherungsbeitrag entrichten."
"Brüderle «wies erläuternd darauf hin, dass angesichts der bevorstehenden Landtagswahlen Druck auf der Politik laste und die Entscheidungen daher nicht immer rational seien»."
"If you ever find yourself in complete agreement with the public, especially when "public" includes people you wanted to murder in the last election, then your position is not only wrong, it's not even yours."