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No way to use any alternative? They banned private insurance and forced all docs to take insurance? Joel Send a noteboard - 05/02/2011 12:48:08 AM
why a universal health care system in the U.S. is viewed as such a bad thing? At least, this is what I've come to understand through various sources...


No choice healthcare really does have some terrible draw backs. Waiting times for even simple procedures are getting worse and worse, and since there is no way to use any alternative, everyone is stuck with really bad socialized healthcare.

Will you excuse me if I don't quite believe that? It took Scott and another friend of hours several tries to explain to me the other night that when she went to the hospital with chest pains there wasn't even a copay, she paid, zero, zilch, nada for her medical care (at least "at the point of sale"; obviously it's part of her tax burden). You want to talk about "waits" for healthcare? I walked around with appendicitis for two years because I couldn't afford a doctor, only having it removed the day after going to an ER who informed me they'd be doing surgery as soon as a surgeon arrived and hoping my appendix didn't rupture in the mean time.
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Another judge rules ObamaCare unconstitutional - trzaska2000 - 31/01/2011 10:57:24 PM 1138 Views
I feel the need to set up a pool of some sort for when this goes to Supreme Court. Dannymac - 01/02/2011 02:19:41 AM 832 Views
all are part? random thoughts - 01/02/2011 02:47:32 AM 934 Views
Supreme Court Ruling are all or nothing, right? Dannymac - 01/02/2011 06:49:17 AM 705 Views
Giving to NPR would be the same as giving to the democratic party. random thoughts - 01/02/2011 11:55:57 AM 677 Views
Yeah but NPR's still good Isaac - 01/02/2011 02:09:48 PM 704 Views
that is why I still listen to it random thoughts - 01/02/2011 04:47:04 PM 696 Views
The advantage would still be yours... Dannymac - 01/02/2011 07:29:08 PM 663 Views
No - only parts of McCain/Feingold were declared unconstitutional..... trzaska2000 - 01/02/2011 04:19:19 PM 770 Views
Split the difference? *NM* Dannymac - 02/02/2011 12:17:34 AM 290 Views
A pool sound good, I call 5-4 to overturn! *NM* trzaska2000 - 01/02/2011 04:15:40 AM 319 Views
The biggest problem with the healthcare law is that it IS a Dem law. Joel - 01/02/2011 01:54:55 PM 745 Views
And whose fault is that? Dannymac - 01/02/2011 07:39:58 PM 676 Views
yes it was the evil republicans *NM* random thoughts - 01/02/2011 09:40:32 PM 321 Views
Not evil, just stubborn. *NM* Dannymac - 02/02/2011 12:16:33 AM 317 Views
`unlike the easy going democrats? *NM* random thoughts - 07/02/2011 03:59:41 PM 300 Views
Ultimately, Obama and Liebermans, for reasons I've stated at length and often. Joel - 04/02/2011 11:54:35 PM 752 Views
Could you please explain to a confused Canadian... Scott Blademaster - 02/02/2011 02:40:09 AM 743 Views
Due to a well founded distrust in government..... trzaska2000 - 02/02/2011 04:57:23 AM 1575 Views
huh...interesting... Scott Blademaster - 02/02/2011 05:22:05 AM 784 Views
They have heard how bad the Canadian system is? Knightscape - 02/02/2011 08:21:24 AM 748 Views
No way to use any alternative? They banned private insurance and forced all docs to take insurance? Joel - 05/02/2011 12:48:08 AM 749 Views
The alternative is to go to the U.S. Knightscape - 05/02/2011 08:10:20 AM 922 Views
That's pretty asinine then, yes. Joel - 05/02/2011 09:38:50 AM 772 Views
Re: That's pretty asinine then, yes. Knightscape - 06/02/2011 07:55:43 AM 874 Views
We have a boatload of paranoid pessimists in our country. Thats all. callandor1000 - 02/02/2011 11:52:27 AM 763 Views
It's not just a Catholic thing; there's a strong and justified sense charity isn't compulsory. Joel - 05/02/2011 12:56:24 AM 730 Views
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