Re: US Healthcare further destroyed by right wing extremism

From: fresh~horses (fresh~horses_at_despammed.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: 23 Aug 2004 23:03:07 -0700

"Howard McCollister" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message news:<412aad52$0$61950$45beb828@newscene.com>...
> "fresh~horses" <fresh~horses@despammed.com> wrote in message
> news:abf8de5b.0408231411.e105249@posting.google.com...
> > "Howard McCollister" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:<4129205b$0$87167$45beb828@newscene.com>...
> > > "Robert" <RobertJ@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:10ihqlhtj881rf0@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > > More will die because waiting is the name of the game in Canada.
> > > >
> > > Actually, the statistics tend to show that the health care rationing
> that
> > > forms the basis of Canada's health care system *doesn't* result in
> > > substantially more deaths. The patients just suffer more.
> > >
> > > HMc
> >
> >
> > Do I get a choice Dr. McCollister? <g>
>
> Certainly. But if you live in Canada, you'll have to come across the border
> to get it.
>
> Hmc

A choice between death and suffering? Guess which I would choose. But
to respond to your latter comment: I assume I would have to purchase
health insurance if I wanted to visit any of my American friends. I
long to. I have been invited to West Virginia repeatedly, for example.
But I could not afford the health insurance, and I would not risk
travel into your country without it.
If I were a U.S. citizen, with no change in my health circumstances, I
would not have health coverage and would be ineligible for any health
care. I'm not indigent, just working poor.

I assume there are many like me. 43 million is it?

Zee

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