Do you consider healthcare as a right for every citizen a far left position? (European, community)
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Of course not. That's what charities and donations are for. All the people who back health care paid for by others can open their wallets and donate to pay for the cost of the health care. That should be no problem since so many seem to support the 'someone ELSE pay for health care' model. Let society vote with their wallets.
Insurance public or private is a pool...Both are 'someone ELSE pay for health care' models and if you object to paying for others, then you'd better cancel your private insurance.
Not a great idea because as you age your health care bills go up.
Insurance public or private is a pool...Both are 'someone ELSE pay for health care' models and if you object to paying for others, then you'd better cancel your private insurance.
Not a great idea because as you age your health care bills go up.
The point is, it's a VOLUNTARY pool, and that's the point. I don't mind the US having a public option as long as only those who opt in have to pay for it.
Exactly why we don't need any other form of public health care. Those who need it (they have no money) are already covered by Medicaid.
Thank god I live in Canada where we actually care about other people, and don't let them die for lack of money.
Nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance, according to a new study published online by the American Journal of Public Health.
So, no doubt, you're trying to say in this country healthcare through bankruptcy when needed should rule.
False claim.
People do not file bankruptcy because bills. You can read the bad news here:
Hearing on “Working Families in Financial Crisis: Medical Debt and Bankruptcyâ€
Tuesday July 17, 2007 1:00 pm
Room 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Nor is there any evidence that medical bankruptcies are creating any sort of crisis for the bankruptcy system or that the percentage of medical bankruptcies has been rising over time.
So, you can stop saying that, because it's not becoming of you.
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Originally Posted by Brave New World
The figures I quoted were from Cancer Research UK, Britain's number one cancer organisation which works closely with the NHS.
The British National Health Service is the singular sole authority on the British National Health Service, not "Cancer Research UK."
I don't suppose it ever occurred to you that "Cancer Research UK" has an agenda, namely to persuade wealthy donors to contribute monies to their cancer research facilities.
One cannot have a right to something created by another.
According to you, everyone has a right to Farmer's Delight.
It's just a simple dish I created of rice, farmer's cheese, mushrooms and young early peas, or better yet, snow peas.
You don't have a right to music, and healthcare is no different than music. In both instances, someone created those things, but they are not inherent to your being.
One cannot have a right to something created by another.
According to you, everyone has a right to Farmer's Delight.
It's just a simple dish I created of rice, farmer's cheese, mushrooms and young early peas, or better yet, snow peas.
You don't have a right to music, and healthcare is no different than music. In both instances, someone created those things, but they are not inherent to your being.
Actually, that sounds very tasty, and I think I'll try it. Next time I go to the store, I will BUY those ingredients and make it myself!
People die. They do here in the US. They do in the UK's NHS. The problem is that the UK's NHS "promised" everyone health care and they're increasingly realizing they can't deliver what they promised. See my prior post.
The fact you cannot discern the difference between those dying for lack of ANY care EVER being available due to their station in life is remarkable..
The difference is marked by the one country making efforts to correct a situation and the other finding nothing whatsoever wrong with the fact the lack of money equals no care for millions.
You're very cavalier with other peoples lives. Must be an American thing since yours is the only country not finding it an abhorrent circumstance millions of their fellow citizens are doing without .
One cannot have a right to something created by another.
According to you, everyone has a right to Farmer's Delight.
It's just a simple dish I created of rice, farmer's cheese, mushrooms and young early peas, or better yet, snow peas.
You don't have a right to music, and healthcare is no different than music. In both instances, someone created those things, but they are not inherent to your being.
In other words, the only human right we have is the right to breathe air without getting billed for it.
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