Re: Canadians and others who think the US is evil

From: George Conklin (nilknoc_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:38:40 GMT

"Robert" <Robert@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "George Conklin" <nilknoc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > "GMCarter" <fiar@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:hs2kg013sgle91t6bfhhgrvck4ln0elith@4ax.com...
> > > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:27:26 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
> > > <mschnerd@XXXX.carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >GMCarter wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sounds to me that in
the
> > > >> United States, health being a central feature of life, libery and
> > > >> happiness is a right. So healthcare IS a right. Not a privilege.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Only in your little world. Believe me, it's a privilege.
> > >
> > > LOL. You a nurse? God help your patients with that arrogant, ugly and
> > > hateful attitude! Happily, most nurses I know are incredibly smart,
> > > compassionate and committed. But there are always the aberrations and
> > > the nurse Ratchetts of this world! And those who simply pretend.
> > >
> > > But yes, too often in practice you are correct. Healthcare becomes a
> > > privilege for the elite, denied the working and struggling citizen of
> > > the United States. Some of us think that is wrong and rather evil,
> > > don't you know. For us, healthcare is a right.
> > >
> > > George M. Carter
> > >
> > >
> > The core belief of the AMA has always been the medical care is a
> > privilege and not all people qualify for it. I am not surprised that a
> > nurse buys into that. Why not? They are supposed to believe in the
> system
> > and work within it. The goal of the system is INCOME, not health care.
> >
> >
> The role of health care professionals is to work "in health care" and
serve
> the persons directly under our control.
> It is the role of government and the private sector "in society" to come
up
> with programs of financing.
> An individual can not be turned away when he presents to a hospital.
> Anything else is pure rhetoric on your part.
>
>

  Hospitals only have to stabilize a person. They do NOT provide on-going
treatments. It is not up to government to pay whatever the AMA wants or
thinks it deserves to get. As long as the establishment in the USA states
health care is a privilege, then many people will do without until near
death.

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