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Date Posted: 19:44:59 07/12/07 Thu In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: So what is it Ducan, people that make mistakes are not entitled to healthcare?" on 21:56:02 07/10/07 Tue I don't see conservative making documentary films about how bad the french health care system is, for that matter i also don't see conservatives making documentaries about global warming being a hoax and filling theaters like al gore did, is there a reason why, we do have freedom of speech in this country, still. The solutions to america's health care crisis are very simple, there are many free democratic countries that have successful national health care systems that we can emulate, many have suggested we start by expanding medicare or medicade to all uninsured americans, and build it up from there. By having a national health care system with proper price controls on drugs and medical equipment we will have several hundred billion dollars a year extra to spend on providing health care for all americans, this money will come from the exorbinant profits wall $treet is making off us, and the overpaid corperate executives who are taking our money and depriving us of medical care. While there are complex issues involved in transforming our health care system from a private profiteering system to a national health care system, the solutions are actually quite simple, it is the civilization-old problem of society overcomming the greed of those who control wealth and power. >The same could be said for anyting. Especially the >health care system and we both know that it is alot >more complicated then we'd like to believe. But again >you only concentrate on the bad things just like i'm >sure Moore does. I haven't seen or heard anything that >you suggest that would make it better. It would only >allow access by all which in the short term will >probably make it worse. Not to mention that I haven't >heard of anyone being denied emergency care. It sure >doesn't happen around here. All the dems aren't coming >up with a tangable plan and god knows they have had >enough time to do so. We'll see what shakes out in the >next 10 years. If the dems get elected it will be >interesting to see what their excuses are if they >don't succeed. There won't be anything to stop them if >they control the senate the house and the presidency. >Good luck. Your going to need it. > >> The problem is, our private for-profit health care >>is run the way halliburton runs our wars. >> >> I spent my last 2 years of high school in an nyc >>public school, and i know many people who graduated >>the system, while there are problems, the system is >>probably much better than people believe. My high >>school was not one of the better ones, it was very >>mixed in every way, yet i still had the opportunity to >>take college level (AP) courses in math and science, >>and i gained a love of physics. Much of the problem >>with the schools is due to the popular culture, which >>the schools have little control over. >> >> I believe it is hard to duplicate a public >>education, i went to religious schools and will send >>my children to religious schools because i feel it is >>necessary to teach them religion, which public schools >>can not do, but there are many benifits of the social >>interactions of public school which i wish they could >>also have. I would not send my kids to schools in >>rough neighborhoods, but again these schools have >>problems largely because the society they serve has >>problems. >> >>>I certainly wouldn't want our government to run our >>>health organizations the same way they run our >>>schools. You will get a whole new set of problems. >>> >>>> How to pay for expanded government medical >>coverage >>>>is very simple, government does not pay corporate >>>>executives as much as a billion dollars a year, >>>>eliminating the overpaid business crook will save >>>>enough money to cover millions, if not tens of >>>>millions of people. Put price controls on drugs and >>>>medical equipment like every free democratic country >>>>has, and that will cover just about everyone else, >>and >>>>we will probably save money on the deal. I believe >>>>america's drug bill is something like 200 billion >>>>dollars, if we paid the same prices canada and >europe >>>>pays, we would save over 100 billion dollars, that's >>a >>>>huge number of insurance policies! >>>> >>>> Not only do other countries cover all their >>>>citizens, they also pay much less for it, because we >>>>overpay our business crooks for private health >care. >>>>Let government run our health care system instead of >>>>wall $treet, and it will be much better and less >>>>expensive. >>>> >>>>>I'm retired, but still 6 years away from medicare. >>As >>>>>far as workable plan they should just expand >>medicare >>>>>to cover all ages in my experience, but you still >>>need >>>>>to figure out how to pay for it without destroying >>>the >>>>>existing program. Capitalism is what it is and it's >>>>>not going away in our lifetime. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Duncan, there has been a workable plan all along >>the >>>>>>way. And I'm set to retire soon but who knows, >eh? >>>>>lol [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: So what is it Ducan, people that make mistakes are not entitled to healthcare? | Duncan7 | 21:57:39 07/12/07 Thu |