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There was a thread on the board not long ago that had many people from those countries state that they were glad that they had their system over ours.
If failing = the longer life expectancy that those nations enjoy, I'll take it. As a military brat, I enjoyed government health care throughout my childhood. We had good care and NEVER had to wait. Medicaid is a government health care plan, already covering millions of Americans.
Our current system leaves much to be desired. You want to talk long waits? When my DH needed to go see a rheumatologist recently, as a new patient it took him 6 months to get in, and that was with strings pulled.
If those systems had truly "failed" you would see their populations fighting for change (like is happening here). If the government is so inept, don't opt for their plan. I also would like to know why the big insurance companies are fighting this so hard if they truly believe that they can compete? Unhappy with a public plan, switch to private.
I would trust the government more then some company out to make a buck by denying my treatments and coverage. They aren't benevolent, they are businesses, and will treat you in the way that best impacts their bottom line. No matter what line they are trying to spin.
Government is not benevolent. Government is about getting re-elected. If government was benevolent, they wouldn't have lifetime pensions AND their own heathcare for life after ONE term.
BTW, the politicians are keeping THEIR healthcare program, not the peasant healthcare. Wonder why???
Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt. There is no money to fund them, just like social security, except the money from your paycheck. They are not going to last unless our taxes skyrocket. This 'free' healthcare will cost more than 1 trillion dollars. ONE TRILLION! Yeah, that sounds free. If the gov't gets in the healthcare business, we are no longer a free country. It's unconstitutional, it's not what America is about.
I've lived many years without health care or insurance. I've been on waiting lists for months. It's not fun, but it's not the government's job to make your life easy for you. That's NOT THEIR JOB. Please, please, please, read the constitution, while we are still a free country. There are other ways to better the healthcare industry. This is NOT the solution.
There was a thread on the board not long ago that had many people from those countries state that they were glad that they had their system over ours.
If failing = the longer life expectancy that those nations enjoy, I'll take it. As a military brat, I enjoyed government health care throughout my childhood. We had good care and NEVER had to wait. Medicaid is a government health care plan, already covering millions of Americans.
Our current system leaves much to be desired. You want to talk long waits? When my DH needed to go see a rheumatologist recently, as a new patient it took him 6 months to get in, and that was with strings pulled.
If those systems had truly "failed" you would see their populations fighting for change (like is happening here). If the government is so inept, don't opt for their plan. I also would like to know why the big insurance companies are fighting this so hard if they truly believe that they can compete? Unhappy with a public plan, switch to private.
I would trust the government more then some company out to make a buck by denying my treatments and coverage. They aren't benevolent, they are businesses, and will treat you in the way that best impacts their bottom line. No matter what line they are trying to spin.
Government is not benevolent. Government is about getting re-elected. If government was benevolent, they wouldn't have lifetime pensions AND their own heathcare for life after ONE term.
BTW, the politicians are keeping THEIR healthcare program, not the peasant healthcare. Wonder why???
Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt. There is no money to fund them, just like social security, except the money from your paycheck. They are not going to last unless our taxes skyrocket. This 'free' healthcare will cost more than 1 trillion dollars. ONE TRILLION! Yeah, that sounds free. If the gov't gets in the healthcare business, we are no longer a free country. It's unconstitutional, it's not what America is about.
I've lived many years without health care or insurance. I've been on waiting lists for months. It's not fun, but it's not the government's job to make your life easy for you. That's NOT THEIR JOB. Please, please, please, read the constitution, while we are still a free country. There are other ways to better the healthcare industry. This is NOT the solution.
