2nd class citizen posted a link which told a conservatives view of the Canadian health care system. 

If you go through the comments on that link, you will find that many Canadians are very happy with the system. 

The same is true of British healthcare and that of other countries. It’s not all bad news. 

Socialism is just another name for communism. What you are suggesting is that America forgo free market capitalism for communism. When and where has communism ever worked? All you’ll wind up with is a country full of poor and deprived people who will exit the country post haste if allowed to leave.

The Scandinavian countries can afford socialism because they are sparsely populated countries. You may praise their socialist system but like all socialist countries, there’s still a waiting list for certain medical procedures that those who can afford it come here to get.

Perhaps you should peruse the British press to read about how “wonderful” their socialized health care system. You would be shocked and disgusted.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money. Capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system the would has known. A fact that you seem to have chosen to ignore.

Our health care system would work a lot better if the government, lawyers and corporate lobbyists kept their fat beaks out of it. Health insurance would also be a lot cheaper if it were allowed to be sold across state lines.

It would also be better and cheaper if the government didn’t collude with lawyers, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies to fix prices via laws & regulations.

I must admit though that asking for the politicians to take a hands off approach is asking for the impossible. When it comes to politicians, it’s not a matter of what’s good for the country: it’s a matter of what’s good for their bank accounts and getting them reelected.

Our health system is what it is because the health care industry and insurance company lobbyists literally write the legislation that affects them. Their bottom line is profit; period.

Sorry if I went of on a tangent but I had to go there to round out my argument.

Katy

That’s the general idea. And if you vote democrat, you can vote yourself a pay raise every 2 years. After all, wasn’t it Stretch Pelosi who said an unemployment check is economic stimulus? By her logic a 100% unemployment rate would lead to an economic miracle.

Of course, we’ll have to impose a 100% tax rate on the rich to pay for it all. Of course, they’ll eventually become poor themselves but who cares? That’s their problem.

Why get off you ass and and work for a living when you can vote yourself other people’s money?

that MediCal program will kill businesses again.

i could see my current employer leaving the state for that issue.

and the scarcity of doctors will increase now too for sure.

“Debunking Canadian health care myths”

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_12523427