I still don’t understand why CEOs are so united against a single-payer system. It would take one of their most cumbersome expenses and something that is quite frankly none of their business off their books.
How do the Republicans convince the middle class that they don’t want health care? You can get some people to believe anything, I guess. “No, no, you don’t want us to save your life!”
^^As opposed to this country where if he were one of the 30 percent without health insurance, he couldn’t get it at all.but at least he wouldn’t have to face a ‘death panel’.
Okay, ask someone from Canada. I guess that’s me. I went to my family doctor a week and a half ago (I call in the morning, I see her in the afternoon) because I was maybe feeling a little chest pain, but I wasn’t really sure it was anything, but hey, it’s better to know than not know. And because I’m covered (like everyone else) by the provincial health insurance system, I never have to say “Can I afford this visit to the doctor?” So she gave me a pretty thorough exam, and she said “Well, so far as I can tell, there’s nothing wrong. But you know you’re getting a little older, and it makes sense to check this out.” So she sent me for an echo-cardiogram. The appointment was five days later. (In an emergency, of course, it would have been right away.) So I had the test, and I’m happy to say that everything is just fine. No system is perfect, but I’m happy with the Canadian system. I lived many years in the US, and all my family has lived and died there, and I have a lot of experience with the US system. At its best, the US system is great. At its worst it lets people get sick and die.
meetinthemiddle over 11 years ago
Actually, it was the CEOs in the picture who “missed the target” as it were
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
I still don’t understand why CEOs are so united against a single-payer system. It would take one of their most cumbersome expenses and something that is quite frankly none of their business off their books.
ninety_nine_percent over 11 years ago
How do the Republicans convince the middle class that they don’t want health care? You can get some people to believe anything, I guess. “No, no, you don’t want us to save your life!”
dannysixpack over 11 years ago
^^As opposed to this country where if he were one of the 30 percent without health insurance, he couldn’t get it at all.but at least he wouldn’t have to face a ‘death panel’.
lonecat over 11 years ago
Okay, ask someone from Canada. I guess that’s me. I went to my family doctor a week and a half ago (I call in the morning, I see her in the afternoon) because I was maybe feeling a little chest pain, but I wasn’t really sure it was anything, but hey, it’s better to know than not know. And because I’m covered (like everyone else) by the provincial health insurance system, I never have to say “Can I afford this visit to the doctor?” So she gave me a pretty thorough exam, and she said “Well, so far as I can tell, there’s nothing wrong. But you know you’re getting a little older, and it makes sense to check this out.” So she sent me for an echo-cardiogram. The appointment was five days later. (In an emergency, of course, it would have been right away.) So I had the test, and I’m happy to say that everything is just fine. No system is perfect, but I’m happy with the Canadian system. I lived many years in the US, and all my family has lived and died there, and I have a lot of experience with the US system. At its best, the US system is great. At its worst it lets people get sick and die.