Comments on: A health care “system” is the problem

By: Rockthrower

Rockthrower — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:34:46 +0000

“Brittancus” is obviously not only a “beneficiary” of the British healthcare system, he/she is also quite clearly a product of the British educational system. Jarbled, incoherent arguments (sloganeering?) in atrociously mangled syntax.
Poor grammar along with poor teeth? Yeah, baby!

By: Colorado Jones

Colorado Jones — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:23:49 +0000

I don’t understand why all of these economic morons are whining for free government health care welfare… er, I mean, Universal-Single-Payer-Shut-Up-It’s-Not-Socialized-Medicine-Health Care. The well-intentioned morons call for it because they want people who can’t afford health care to have access to it. There’s so much “social justice” in their cause. Sorry to burst your bubble, someone’s already beat you to it: we’ve already got a program like that. It’s called Medicaid. Oh, and there’s Medicare for 65+ seniors. And don’t forget that each state has a free health care social program for children under 18 and pregnant women who can’t afford it; in Colorado it’s called CHP+. Live in Colorado and not qualified for CHP+ because you’re over 18 and not a pregnant woman? That’s alright you can use another Colorado social program called Cover Colorado. What’s that? You hate paperwork? No problem! You can always just use the ER as your own free clinic – like the illegal aliens do!

Instead of duplicating ineffective broken government programs (and forcing EVERYONE into shitty government health care – just ask anyone on Medicare or Medicaid about it) how about the well-intentioned morons instead focus their time on fixing the existing government health care programs and leave my private health insurance alone?

By: T.L. James

T.L. James — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:19:48 +0000

BS, Brittanicus. If you like the UK system, by all means live there and enjoy its fruits.

But the solution to the rising costs of healthcare is not an asymptotic increase in the bureaucratic red tape and legislative meddling which are largely responsible for the problem. The real solution is to deregulate the industry and reduce the bureaucratic overhead, freeing the industry to engage in competition. And yes, this also means doing away with the special interest legislation that large hospital networks and insurers and the like enjoy, as well.

By: Brittancus

Brittancus — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:53:08 +0000

It is a shame that some Americans are so gullible, to the outlandish propaganda and lies spat in the newspapers, television and radio about Obama’s health care agenda. They have demonized the British, Canadian and other worthy plans. Hidden under a disguise cover, these radical entities are determined to keep the special interest organizations in absolute power. Comprising of the money-draining profitable insurance companies and their rich stockholders. They don’t want any changes to the broken system of medical care, because it will hurt the status quo. I was born in England, in the county of Sussex and until the inception of the European Union and the European Parliament dictating to Britain. That they must accept millions of foreign workers, the nations medical system was exemplary. I never had to wonder if I would have to file bankruptcy, to pay my medical bills, or listen to the incessant ring of debt collectors on the phone.

On several occasions I ended up in the cottage hospital and their was never a cost applied to it, never a ream of paperwork. Incidentally, I choose my own doctor where I Lived. The longest I waited for surgery was three months, as it was not an emergency. No doctor, no hospital or specialist asking me for my Social Security number, drivers license or if I was covered by a predatory for-profit insurer. No premiums, no-cops and pre-existing condition clauses. Yes! Didn’t have a private room, but who cares? Today the British Isles is being submerged under a barrage of legal and illegal immigrants, who have never paid into the system, have caused some rationing. Prior to the importation of foreign labor my trips to doctor, to hospital, the eye or a dentist was paid from my taxation. Unless we pass a national health care agenda, Americans will never know what it’s like to breeze through their lives, without worrying about paying for health care? Tell your Senators and Congressman you want an alternative to the–GET RICH– insurance companies, before a Universal health care is killed. 202-224-312 REMEMBER THE INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS DON’T WANT THEIR PIECE OF THE $$$TRILLION$$$ DOLLAR PIE DISTURBED. EVEN SOME POLITICIANS HAVE THEIR DIRTY FINGERS IN THE PIE?
AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE, A GOVERNMENT SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM WILL ASSIST IN REVITALIZING THE WILTING US ECONOMY.

By: Rossputin

Rossputin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Brian,
You\’re exactly right. It\’s similar to my answer when I\’m asked what the problem is with our national energy policy: The problem is that we have a national energy policy.