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Old 06-13-2011, 07:44 PM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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And we fear theirs. Touche.
Yup!
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Old 06-13-2011, 07:47 PM
 
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And we fear theirs. Touche.
Has any country ever gone from our style of system to theirs? Yes, many.

Has any country ever gone from theirs to ours? Nope.
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Old 06-13-2011, 07:51 PM
 
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The UK system is better than ours, but one like France, Canada, or Singapore would be better.
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Old 06-13-2011, 07:51 PM
 
Location: Land of debt and Corruption
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Has any country ever gone from our style of system to theirs? Yes, many.

Has any country ever gone from theirs to ours? Nope.
Socialistic-style programs such as theirs can only last so long before the money runs out.
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Old 06-13-2011, 07:58 PM
 
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Socialistic-style programs such as theirs can only last so long before the money runs out.

Where do you think the money in the United States' system of healthcare comes from?


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Old 06-13-2011, 08:03 PM
 
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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.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:05 PM
 
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NHS has problems, as does ours.

The answer is somewhere in the middle like Switzerland, Taiwan, Singapore.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:07 PM
 
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"British fear 'American-style' healthcare system"

As would any sane, and rational person.
Of course they do. US health care costs more than twice as much per capita as does health care in the UK.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:09 PM
 
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They do pay. The system is financed through taxes.
Actually through National Insurance which is similar to how we pay for social security.

They also have a healthy private sector which is paid for through "top up" insurance.
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:15 PM
 
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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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