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We may have the most powerful military in the world, but that is about the only government program that is "healthy" I gladly pay my taxes for those federal employees.
Me as a Doc would of course be way better off in the US, financially. But I honestly become depressed when I see poor people and I figure I just need one dirtbike, and one Porsche so I'm willing to pay some more tax! If your goal in life is to become mega rich own a Rolex etc, Sweden is the lesser choice than US no doubt. If you "just" aim for an university education, a nice car, house and a Sieco watch, Sweden is the place!
One could debate that for years, but the facts still remain that our health care is much cheaper than yours and you have people suffering as a consequence, and you are way to stubborn to change your path, or just probably misguided by Faux news.
Well, well...
Both Democrats and Republicans, white collar, blue collar - it doesn't matter what color of shirt you have on - are the ones getting screwed over with this current system. Obama's "Historical health care legislation" was anything but that. Actually, it was historical in the sense that it now forces a country suffering from a recession with one of the widest wealth gaps on the planet to purchase insurance, which does nothing more but benefit the people who spent, once again, millions of dollars lobbying politicians to ensure no significant health care reform takes place.
America ranks second on total expenditure of health care of all other nations (most expensive), we have the most profitable health care system on the world, yet we have the highest preventable mortality rate. We also rank 37th in performance behind a list of countries listed in my blog on this website (too long to post, check it out).
Comparing a country with a population of 9 million, and the infrastructure to support that amount of people, with a country of 307 million is not really something that can be easily compared.
By the way, the 60,000,000 people that you cite as being uninsured doesn't mean that they don't receive healthcare, much of it free.
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That's not to say we should ignore the problem. However, it will require strategies and tactics much different that what we find in Sweden, Denmark, etc. US demographics cannot be ignored while crafting a solution, even though some might see it as "politically incorrect" to highlight the fact that our lower income minority sectors are growing at an exponential rate. This fact will continue to pressure US healthcare, and unless sweeping changes are implemented (read: state programs funded with trillions of tax dollars), we will continue to see a degraded system.
the best solution is to make it available and chose as to whether you want to it or not. is not a God given right to be provided with health care,free or otherwise. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are our only Human rights that shouldn't be compromised.
I'm jus' knowing.
i have been unemployed a few times in my life and not once did i ever apply for or receive unemployement benefits. It would have been shameful to me to ask for a handout. My parents taught me to be self reliant and resiliant. The next day after being layed off i was out searching for employment,i didn't care what job i had to do; i just did what i had to do. At 48 years of age I am proud of that fact. When you have generations of people on the entitlement roles their children are not taught what its like to depend on yourself for your own well-being. This attitude that people that thinks the people of this country are 'owed' something just because they citizens has got to stop,or our country is doomed.
Now I realize you think a functioning nationalized healthcare is impossible (this has a lot to do with living in America, but you are completely unaware of that right now like most Americans, so we will ignore it), but before you go believing what your paid-off corporate career politicians, and TV pundits want you to believe, you might want to educate for yourself.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/
*USApends on average twice as much as any other country and we have the highest preventable mortality rate.
*USA ranks 37th behind countries we destroy at the Motocross of Nations each year.
If that information right there isn't enough to get the light bulbs clicking in your head, then once again, our sorry ass educational system is doing its job.
everyone is bitching about "O'BamaCare" Do you guys griping actually, honestly, have read it yourself, KNOW whats in there? No. you gripe and bitch and take a side based on whatever news channel has to say about it. If its FoxNews, you hate it with a passion.
Do you know some of the things it changed? here, this will be right at the heart of people in our sport and industry, you have ALL heard of this happening......
"he got hurt bad, was in the hospital, ran out of insurance, we need to get a fund raiser to help this guy out"
raise your hand if you have seen this, hell, contributed, to one of these. You know what your hated "O'BamaCare" did? You should, if you have health insurance you by law had to get this letter.... it took caps OFF insurance, it now CANT run out and they have to pay by policy, and are NOT allowed to now alter that policy, as long as you pay your premium! Yep, its all horrible.
Also, state/gov health care for all these lazies that dont work yada yada.... guys, there are MULTIPLE systems already in place at a state and federal level that was already doing this, "O'BamaCare" literally did away with having it done willy nilly, and 5 or 6 of them here and there, and brought them all under 1 tent. Now, you are warming up your keyboard yelling about choice in who you see.... you ALREADY have been! HMO sound familiar? This is nothing new. All this does is say look, you want to be a health care provider, and be eligible to take and make claims under this care, you have to work at OUR rates. You want to charge $9 for an aspirin? go find someone else to rob. You want to charge $2, ok we can talk.
there is more to it than that also. but those are the main points. too many people are getting their information from some news channel that doesnt like something and exaggerates something because of a politcal party and because they didnt do it, not because its good or bad. fact. I mentioned FoxNews, ever seen one of their polls when they want a result? they arent looking for what is the result of a question, they are looking for the result they want and have been caught multiple times doing it.
The thing is this, Why are we trying to punish people for being successful? Yes the drug companies make millions,but that is their business. They are not in business for the fun of it. They don't exist to give their life saving and life extending medicine away for free. So why are so many people jealous of the profits they make?.
If they have a product that someone needs then they sould be able to profit from it. We all need to rmember this' if they don't exist,they don't develope new drugs for the people of this nation,and the world.
As far as insurance companies go, if you don't like their product then don't buy it. Save your money and pay for it yourself. If you do this,you can name your own price for medical services before you have them done. I have done this myself,it works. But;here is the thing with the Obama care plan. You won't be allowed to have procedures done outside of your insurance coverage. You can't bypass the system. The biggest problem with this entire scenario is that they are forcing us to buy something because; they think they know better what is good for us than we do. They are exercising their arrogance over us.
The reason i know these things is because I have a copy of the bill that was signed into law. I got it from my State congresswoman. Call your REPS they will send you a copy.
let me guess, you heard the term "death panels" from some news source so that must be the truth and now instead of going to a doctor of your choice, you think you goto to some DMV like person and they decide if you can see a doctor? you really think this?
and we wonder why this country is going to shit. its because people want to have an oppinion based on... who knows what... and will spend hours yelling about something they have no CLUE about, but heard from someone. Spend those hours reading whats there then you can yell.
hey i heard from a guy, who knows this kid, that suzy said, typing on any other website causes colon cancer and here is why. well you heard it, must be true.
here, ever heard the term HMO? a decade or so ago, insurance companies went to this, and idi... excuse me, people, screamed the EXACT same thing you are! gee, and it worked out in lowering costs. wow. That part of what this health care reform is doing... you want to charge us money as a provider? fine, you have to sign on and agree to OUR rates. And at first its going to be short, why? providers, just like when HMO hit, say pfft, im not going to accept $1000 on a service when I bill it out for $2000... screw that! yeah, and within 2 years, you couldnt find a provider that WASNT on the HMO list. And guess what, you went from a $15 aspirin to a $9 aspirin. WORLD IS ENDING!
get a clue. or next time, when you have a thought, just let it go.
My humble suggestion is that you guys just check out what happens outside the fence and copy things that works better? This stick the head in the sand (Faux news told you to do it) isn't working?
Yes, the 60 million can't be denied emergency care, but there are other areas in health care as well and don't a majority end up with gigantic debts that they can newer repay as a consequence?
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I am a Physical Therapist and see this kind of crap daily.
The new Health Care bill is a huge step in the right direction.
Big Moe, I feel for you. I hope you get it all worked out. Heath insurance is a bugger.
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and I thought we were done with thread resurrection. ..
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