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	<title>Comments on: Ben Smith Suggests Athlete Insurance Initiative</title>
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		<title>By: Interesting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 16:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking out loud:
Who qualifies as an &quot;elite athlete&quot;? How many of this class do we have?
What falls under &quot;insurance support&quot;?  Full major medical with overseas benefits?  
Pharma coverage? dental?  vision?  Would they be able to add dependents?
would this only be available to those elite athletes who cant afford ins?  Or can wealthy elite athletes opt in as well?  Para-athletes?

What about those who participate in sports such as boxing?  If they incur a serious head injury while fulfilling their roll as a elite boxer ... who is paying for their medical expenses/long term care?

You have a lot of seniors struggling to secure and keep affordable coverage and one could argue they have already done their service.  Mind you, elite athletes would probably have a good loss experience.

Lots to think about.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thinking out loud:<br />
Who qualifies as an &#8220;elite athlete&#8221;? How many of this class do we have?<br />
What falls under &#8220;insurance support&#8221;?  Full major medical with overseas benefits?<br />
Pharma coverage? dental?  vision?  Would they be able to add dependents?<br />
would this only be available to those elite athletes who cant afford ins?  Or can wealthy elite athletes opt in as well?  Para-athletes?</p>
<p>What about those who participate in sports such as boxing?  If they incur a serious head injury while fulfilling their roll as a elite boxer &#8230; who is paying for their medical expenses/long term care?</p>
<p>You have a lot of seniors struggling to secure and keep affordable coverage and one could argue they have already done their service.  Mind you, elite athletes would probably have a good loss experience.</p>
<p>Lots to think about.</p>
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		<title>By: PAC MAN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 13:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr.Shadow minister  let me make  a critical point  here   when you want something you have to work for it .
It that is not my job to bully  you  it is my tax money going no where .
so what?
  Who is passing the buck this time?

 What has financisal  in equity to do with sport ?

  How dies  that effect a 9 year old   ?

   Why is   education still  siting  on the sidelines?

  Do you  mean to say  that sport has a lot to do with education of our young people  who aparantly  prise foot ball over a day of learning which  has become a stalemate. 
 Complaining does not work  as  much as  prastical soluions do  !  every ythinh has to have a reason

  Have you not heard if  an  award system? 

  I am sure that you are aware that private education far out paces  public school education.

 We all come with own  gift,  as  we are not all the same.

Could it be  the our young people are just not interested  and would sooner go  and fly a kite.

  Should you disolve  the  co - ed  method  at say 10 years old ?

 Incentive is a keyword here  so is motivation, that  would also fit along with  a liberal amount of  enthusiasm.

 You may ask who or what interferes  with the process or what is lacking in the system  could it be peer pressure or the lack of it . 

 Do we have 36 people on the  hill looking the other way or  where they caught up in the loop by the consultants raking in the money at our childrens expence?

  You can not force  children to eat spinage when there is a dish of candies on the table.

 do we lknow of muck cre to uncover the pitfall   i remember the days when i had ro swallow 7 subject in a a week  it was i a lot over the top at the age of 14 .

  Has old style education  has had it s day ?
 for math  put a tape measure on the desk ,  compurers  englisk and typing.

 How many children have a dictionary in their school bag ? Two words a day equals  730 per year 

   You may ask where  do all the failures over the last 20 years  all come from  ? 
 Easy question  they all  comes from the top ,this is where  progress hits the brick wall.
 The bottom line  all the questions?  
Who would you  hire to day?
 An academic or a person capable of doing the job !]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr.Shadow minister  let me make  a critical point  here   when you want something you have to work for it .<br />
It that is not my job to bully  you  it is my tax money going no where .<br />
so what?<br />
  Who is passing the buck this time?</p>
<p> What has financisal  in equity to do with sport ?</p>
<p>  How dies  that effect a 9 year old   ?</p>
<p>   Why is   education still  siting  on the sidelines?</p>
<p>  Do you  mean to say  that sport has a lot to do with education of our young people  who aparantly  prise foot ball over a day of learning which  has become a stalemate.<br />
 Complaining does not work  as  much as  prastical soluions do  !  every ythinh has to have a reason</p>
<p>  Have you not heard if  an  award system? </p>
<p>  I am sure that you are aware that private education far out paces  public school education.</p>
<p> We all come with own  gift,  as  we are not all the same.</p>
<p>Could it be  the our young people are just not interested  and would sooner go  and fly a kite.</p>
<p>  Should you disolve  the  co &#8211; ed  method  at say 10 years old ?</p>
<p> Incentive is a keyword here  so is motivation, that  would also fit along with  a liberal amount of  enthusiasm.</p>
<p> You may ask who or what interferes  with the process or what is lacking in the system  could it be peer pressure or the lack of it . </p>
<p> Do we have 36 people on the  hill looking the other way or  where they caught up in the loop by the consultants raking in the money at our childrens expence?</p>
<p>  You can not force  children to eat spinage when there is a dish of candies on the table.</p>
<p> do we lknow of muck cre to uncover the pitfall   i remember the days when i had ro swallow 7 subject in a a week  it was i a lot over the top at the age of 14 .</p>
<p>  Has old style education  has had it s day ?<br />
 for math  put a tape measure on the desk ,  compurers  englisk and typing.</p>
<p> How many children have a dictionary in their school bag ? Two words a day equals  730 per year </p>
<p>   You may ask where  do all the failures over the last 20 years  all come from  ?<br />
 Easy question  they all  comes from the top ,this is where  progress hits the brick wall.<br />
 The bottom line  all the questions?<br />
Who would you  hire to day?<br />
 An academic or a person capable of doing the job !</p>
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