tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5156242263266427740..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Cost of Single Payer Health CareStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-827032489746827642017-09-13T20:10:39.102-07:002017-09-13T20:10:39.102-07:00Stuart: Barasso looks at how it's working in G...Stuart: Barasso looks at how it's working in Great Britain. The key word is rationing. You see, Britain cannot afford free, high quality, universal health care. So it has to ration.<br /><br />This always seemed like a peculiar assertion. Rationing has always existed, so "universal health care" will always mean setting limits on what is covered. Of course the rich will always pay for things the rest of us ought never to consider.<br /><br />I recall the case of the man who robbed a bank for $1 so he could go to prison get the surgery he needed.<br />https://thinkprogress.org/sick-oregon-man-robs-bank-for-one-dollar-to-get-health-care-in-jail-8e051bd580bf<br /><br />If we can afford to spend $30,000/year to keep "criminals" in prison, we ought to be able to find a middle ground that keeps people from going to prison for health care.<br /><br />Myself, I certainly see the virtue of having no health insurance, and accepting I'm going to die when the good lord says it's my turn to have an appendicitis. Some people just think they're so important that they deserve to live, but if you don't have money, that's simply not true.<br /><br />Our genes know better - the goal should be to have kids when you're young, get them to adulthood and you're work is done. You can always believe in heaven if that helps.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-41267424564770595592017-09-13T17:04:04.273-07:002017-09-13T17:04:04.273-07:00More time with their families, James!More time with their families, James!Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-5148345096806727692017-09-13T15:01:41.024-07:002017-09-13T15:01:41.024-07:00Sam,
Yes they have. It's time for us to give t...Sam,<br />Yes they have. It's time for us to give them the opportunity to explore other life options and employment.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-45062993781066569062017-09-13T14:10:28.413-07:002017-09-13T14:10:28.413-07:00Single payer: The NHS killed Charlie Pard. Suuuu...Single payer: The NHS killed Charlie Pard. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure we need single payer. Now, the GOP, which has been promising since the Dems forced Obamacare on us to Repeal and Replace it...is missing in inaction. AWOL. Took French leave. Bugged out. Left us in the lurch. South ends of donkeys headed north. Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-15581372883594852952017-09-13T12:49:38.476-07:002017-09-13T12:49:38.476-07:00In the old days (which Europe seems desperate to b...In the old days (which Europe seems desperate to bring back) if you were poor got sick and couldn't afford a doctor you died. If you were rich you could hire a doctor and he would kill you. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-89923991456339555762017-09-13T11:45:36.878-07:002017-09-13T11:45:36.878-07:00The senator makes a jolly good argument for the US...The senator makes a jolly good argument for the US not to adopt the UK plan. Some might call this a red herring. <br /><br />Thenks.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43227494288362543352017-09-13T10:41:28.382-07:002017-09-13T10:41:28.382-07:00Well then we might as well hang it up. These Repu...Well then we might as well hang it up. These Republicans are worse than useless. They are actively working to thwart any movement toward solving the problems we are facing. <br /><br />Seriously - what's the difference between voting for a Republican vs a Dem? We still get the same hideous garbage out of D.C. and the state capitols. Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447566763139743519noreply@blogger.com