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I find it interesting that many opponents of healthcare reform in the U.S. are anti-socialized medicine but can't wait to get on Medicare, which is government-run medicine that works very well.
Part of the problem is that too many Americans are sheltered from the true costs of medical insurance and medical treatment and do not realize or understand its impact on their wages. When helath insurance costs a single worker $25 per month because the employer is picking up the remaining $450 of the monthly premium, there is no grasp of the real costs. OTOH, those of us who have to pay the full premium or do without have a different perspective, just as those who have to pay the full costs of medical treatment have a different understanding of the problem than do those who pay a small copay only because they are insured.
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