Re: Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe?

From: MS (mikesc_at_iname.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:46:26 GMT

Socialism is a Mental Disease wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:41:19 GMT, MS <mikesc@iname.com> wrote:

>>A single payer system like every other developed nation in the
>>world has.
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>
> There he goes again, promoting the silly idea that a big, single HMO
> is better than competing health insurance companies.
>

What competition? We're supposed to pay for our competition??
You have swallowed the market is god bullshit hook line and sinker.

>
>>Universal access to primary care physicians and catastrophic coverage.
>>
>
>
> You mean, stealing from the rich to provide for the poor, right?

Like the current system where HMOs, Insurance companies, and
Pharmaceutical companies steal from you whether you use the
system or not? They really do whether you choose to believe it
or not. The government provides tax subsidies to employers to
pay for their employees coverage.

>
>
>>I know this is anathema to some, but it would be great for businesses
>>
>
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> Sorry to burst your bubble but socialism is never good for business.
>

In the health care sector it is.

One should consider health care an investment in the future
productivity of society. The same as K-12 education for poor
people... or do you think poor people shouldn't receive
education, too?

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