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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
It comes down to some broad problems with the whole Bill which have raised most of the objections.
1. The devil is in the details and so far there are few details being released.
2. How is it going to be paid for.
3. Programs administered by other countries with less than 1/15th the size of our population or budget are not models of success when it comes to providing heathcare to their populations. Even the state of Mass has pretty much failed in it's process to enact universal care.
I think most people agree that something must be done.
And this from the news about Canada's national healthcare system:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/can...335rGu_Z3KXoQw |
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/2...e-system/3783/
Here is one of the posted remarks from the article you linked to.
August 17, 2009
8:57 am
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We in Canada are shaking our heads at the US paranoir over healthcare. We have universal healthcare in Canada and yes, every now and then we complain and bitch about waiting times, but man, we would NEVER give it up. Everyone is covered and you don’t go into debt when you are sick. You don’t pay hundreds of dollars a month for insurance. Anyone can walk in a hospital or docter office and get ALL the help they need. Sometimes you may have to wait but if your life is in danger you are rushed through. To the American people - you are being bamboozled. Canada, England and most of the Europe has universal health care. I feel sorry for Americans. You have no idea. This isn’t about socialism or communism or whatever else your politicians and insurance agents tell you. It is about giving healthcare to everyone, those with money and those without. God help you.
— Margaret
I have a friend in Canada. He goes to the doctor and always gets treated. Even if it is a sore throat. They take a pre-emptive approach. He seems to get better health care than I.
I have an aquaintence who could not get treated for a serious illness who moved to Canada because she could not get the treatment here. She is doing so much better now and that is because of the Canadian health care system.