unclehobart
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No, Dewd, just the failed system, that's all.
Shes a dude-ette.
No, Dewd, just the failed system, that's all.
No, Dewd, just the failed system, that's all.
ZOMG! So if I can find an example of someone from the US going to another country for healthcare then you're wrong? That's an easy setup.
On the other hand you could provide some statistics showing one system working better than another.
Shit. I already did that.
Not working particularly well is hardly the same as "failed." Do you work for CNN or Fox News or something?
Ciaran Dickson , Leader-Post
Published: Saturday, October 06, 2007
Long wait times are keeping some pregnant women from pushing in Regina.
Some women who require having labour induced are being told to wait in line as the Regina Mother Baby Unit struggles to keep up with demand. Women who require labour-inducing measures are forced to wait by the phone for a call telling them they are the next to be called. As they hold tight and continue to grow, they do so with uncertainty as when the call will come.
Craig Pearson , The Windsor Star
Published: Thursday, September 27, 2007
It might have been enough to make Premier Dalton McGuinty feel sick.
During a Liberal campaign stop at The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre yesterday, with a phalanx of media in tow, the smiling premier slowed to chat with a patient and shake his hand.
However, Mike Brady, 63, did not accept Mr. McGuinty's hand.
"I've got cancer," Mr. Brady deadpanned. "And you're not helping any."
"That's not true," Mr. McGuinty said as he continued walking.
Sarah Mcginnis , The Calgary Herald, With files from CanWest News Service
Published: 9/15/2007
CALGARY - Canada's health law is outdated and failing, and if universal health care is to survive, the Canada Health Act needs an overhaul, says the new Canadian Medical Association president, Dr. Brian Day.
Though Dr. Day is best known for co-founding the private Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver, he said he isn't out to convert medicare into a U.S.-style private system.
"The (Canada Health Act) is based on principles that are nearly 45 years old -- at a time when there were no MRIs, no CT scans and scarcely any hip replacements. Things have changed a lot and it's about time we looked at changing it," Dr. Day said yesterday.
One of the biggest problems in the current system is the lengthy wait times -- causing patients' conditions to deteriorate and costing the system more in the long run, said Dr. Day.
Some patients are no longer willing to wait indefinitely for treatment and have started taking provincial governments to court for the right to purchase medical insurance to cover private medical treatments.
NONE of them are going to other countries because there are no facilities in the U.S. they can go to which can fulfill their needs.
The U.S. health system is the most expensive in the world, but comparative analyses consistently show the United States underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance.
You mean like those imaginary socialists in France, Britain, Denmark, Canada, et al?
are you gathering evidence to support your senatorial campaign?
I don't suppose you have any evidence for your opinion?
yeah, you mean the ones whose currencies are currently more valuable than the US dollar?
lookie here, i'm opposed to socialized medicine as well. because my health care is great. now, i'm not dumb enough to think that my care would be great if i were a poor sonofabitch. yep, i'm perfectly happy where i'm at. and i don't wanna pay for your ass' health care.
but you've made this into a bad cartoon.
"post examples of failures in canada and europe."
pfeeeew.
are you gathering evidence to support your senatorial campaign?
nah. yer puking pabulum.
just like farrakhan when he talks about race. now, sure, jim crow laws were real. and to this day there are some real examples of racism. but farrakhan is so 'tribalist' and 'looking for any angle' that's he's helped turn what was/is a real concern into the muppet show, ridiculous and utterly transparent for exactly what it is.
who's gonna play you in the movie? i think dean cain is available...
so, once again I am forc ed to ask spike...
if it sucks so bad to be in America, why not move away? you provide "proof" o dwhata tinpot backalley dictatorial society we are...so go away.
See what the press in those countries say about the health care there. They are the ones living the dream, right?
the United States underperforms relative to other countries on most dimensions of performance.
No I don't. I do, however, pay attention to the sources which show the system there failing; including those in Canada.
That is one heluva disjointed post. It quotes me but then goes off on some wild tangent about Farrakhan.
I'm confused. Are you agreeing with me or not agreeing with me?
The breast-beating *is* getting annoying, isn't it? Wanna go behind the bushes and... ?"Failing" is also not the same thing as "failed." It's okay though, I fully understand this need to overstate virtually everything in self-righteous breast-beating. It's been escalating for years. It actually became ludicrous about ten or twelve years ago. I just point it out from time to time for my own personal amusement. It's not really wrong if you believe it strongly enough, is it?
The breast-beating *is* getting annoying, isn't it? Wanna go behind the bushes and... ?