British fear 'American-style' healthcare system (health care system, stats, regular, border)
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The "financial sustainability" arguments don't make a lot of sense considering the hole that Medicare is in. And we don't even have nationalized healthcare for people under 65.
Conservative stupidity on this issue never ceases to amaze me. We pay more money and literally get less access to health care than any other people on the planet. But the merest hint that we should change into a more sensible system and all the voices come out to scream.
The truth is that just about ANY system would be better than the one we have now. Most Americans have steadily seen their premiums rise much higher than the rate of inflation let alone their salaries. Meanwhile health care companies profits have skyrocketed. So we're basically paying more largely to line the pockets of greedy scum who want to deny us access to lifesaving medical care.
The only conservative answer to the whole crisis is to scream open markets and yell that people should drop dead if they can't afford to pay for health care premiums. Because if you're born with a birth defect or a predisposition to cancer or you get hit by a drunk driver it's clearly all your fault.
You guys are nuts.
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