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Originally Posted by Shunt1
had you lived in a country where healthcare is state-provided, why do you believe that, in similar circumstances to the ones you describe, you would have been treated more poorly than you were under your current system?"
Who is paying for this?
Seriously, with the type of injuries that my wife and I have both suffered since 2000, we are talking about well over $1,000,000 for only two people.
Would government health care actually provide that medical quality, at such a minimal personal cost?
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Can't talk for any other country but here in Australia, yes you would have been provided that kind of care on the public health system free of charge.
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Originally Posted by Shunt1
Remember, in America, we do have government health care!
I served in the Army for 20 years, and could go to any V.A Hospital for "free" medical care at any time, since I am a veteran.
Personally, even I am not that STUPID!
Today, I can walk, because I did not go to a V.A. Hospital for "free" medical care.
Care to debate that topic?
Ask any person who has earned their time with the military, and how good that government V.A. Hospical care can be.
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Crappy care would be preferrable to no care which is essentially what many many people in the USA receive unless it is an immediate life threatening emergency. Even then, all that is required is that the immediate life threatening emergency is solved, after that if they don't have money they don't get treated.
Further, perhaps the substandard care given is a reflection of the lack of investment in the service. This lack of investment no doubt reflect the concept of "I'm alright so don't spend any of my taxes on healthcare for others" attitude you display.
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Originally Posted by Shunt1
Liberals can do anything that they want, as long as they keep me out of it! Why is that concept so hard to understand?
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The fact that you live in a
society is what makes it so difficult for me to understand.
Isn't
democracy all about allowing the people to determine what is important to them as a collective? Your country claims to be the champion of democracy. You can't opt out when the democratic process doesn't give you what you want.
And before you harp on about the federal government not having the power to provide public health care........the states do and from your comments here I don't think you'd be any more happy with a state run public health system than you would a federally run one.
Cheers,
PKFFW