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how could universal health care ever be construed as a bad thing? Universal healthcare construes long waits and inadequate care to me. The universal health car
by viggity 16y ago
how could universal health care ever be construed as a bad thing?
Universal healthcare construes long waits and inadequate care to me. The universal health care slogan should be: "The efficiency of the DMV, the compassion of the IRS".
The current state of health care in the US is definitely sub-optimal, but it is better than one run by the government.
- jacquesm 16y agoRight, just like in Canada, the UK and France...
- steveklabnik 16y agoI agree with you in spirit, but I don't trust _our_ government to do a similar job.
- jacquesm 16y agoThat's a good point. I think in part that is because of the strength and amount of lobbying going on in the US and the many cross ties between business and government. I'm not aware of any other country where lobbyists have that much influence. Shocking, really the amount of money that goes in to that: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/2009/07/health_care_continues_its_inte.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/2009/07/...
- aasarava 16y ago"Universal healthcare" != "government-run healthcare". Under the US plan for universal healthcare, the government does not take over the healthcare providers. Rather, it is more tightly regulating insurance companies and businesses to increase the number of citizens with health insurance; and it is increasing the size of its own insurance plans to fill the gap for those who are still uninsured. The healthcare continues to be provided by current providers.