"Anyone who lives in a place with social medicine knows it's not a solution either"
Oh? I live in Canada, where our health-care is paid for by the government (using our money), and health-care here is superb. Trivial issues (like cardiac scans for insurance) end up waiting for a l_o_n_g time, but anyone can walk into a hospital or clinic and get top-notch treatment for $0. Or go to their family doctor or paediatrician for $0.
We do have to pay our dentists ourselves, though.
I am self-employed. If I lived in the US, I would not be able to afford health insurance, and would be either dead or bankrupt if anyone in the family had a major incident.
So please explain to me the downside of social medicine?
In a two-party state, where both parties are equally corrupt, you can vote out the incumbent after four years and vote in the new guy, who will take the same bribes to pass the same legislation.
No wonder the US has such a low voter turn-out.
Maybe you guys should try this thing called "democracy", along with another thing called "rule of law". You may be surprised at the results :-)
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"Anyone who lives in a place with social medicine knows it's not a solution either"
Oh? I live in Canada, where our health-care is paid for by the government (using our money), and health-care here is superb. Trivial issues (like cardiac scans for insurance) end up waiting for a l_o_n_g time, but anyone can walk into a hospital or clinic and get top-notch treatment for $0. Or go to their family doctor or paediatrician for $0.
We do have to pay our dentists ourselves, though.
I am self-employed. If I lived in the US, I would not be able to afford health insurance, and would be either dead or bankrupt if anyone in the family had a major incident.
So please explain to me the downside of social medicine?
Salem witch-hunt all over again
History has a way of repeating itself ...
In a two-party state ...
In a two-party state, where both parties are equally corrupt, you can vote out the incumbent after four years and vote in the new guy, who will take the same bribes to pass the same legislation.
No wonder the US has such a low voter turn-out.
Maybe you guys should try this thing called "democracy", along with another thing called "rule of law". You may be surprised at the results :-)