'I wouldn't be here if not for the NHS': Stephen Hawking defends UK's 'Orwellian' healthcare a, page 2
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reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 11:48 AM by weedwhacker
reply to post by RRconservative


RR....you are showing your true colors, again.

Dr. Hawking was diagnosed when he was in his 20s. He had no "status" then, he wasn't "famous", he was just a UK citizen getting the same attention as any other citizen. You are deperately wavng your hands, and trying any tactic you can to please your masters at the Fox "news" channel.

But, embrace ignorance, it's your right as an individual. Sad, but still your right.
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Edit to add info:

Dr. Hawking was born in 1942. Keep that in mind, and do the math, as you read the excerpt:

After receiving his B.A. degree at Oxford University in 1962, he stayed to study astronomy. He decided to leave when he found that studying sunspots, which was all the observatory was equipped for, did not appeal to him and that he was more interested in theory than in observation. He left Oxford for Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he engaged in the study of theoretical astronomy and cosmology.

Almost as soon as he arrived at Cambridge, he started developing symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (known colloquially in the USA as Lou Gehrig's disease), a type of motor neuron disease which would cost him almost all neuromuscular control. During his first two years at Cambridge, he did not distinguish himself...

Source

Gee, stings, doesn't it?



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reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 11:51 AM by Miraj
reply to post by Merigold


As much as the Americans on ATS seem to be against a public health care system.. I actually want one. I'd love to have a system similar to the NHS here. I don't care if I'm called a commie or a socialist for this opinion.. But i think decent health care should be available to everyone.. I've heard of too many cases (even own family members) that had an emergency, ended up in the hospital and had outrageous health care bills they weren't able to pay.

I've been fortunate to have a parent who works for a good healthcare provider, but recently a glass bottle exploded when I dropped it while carrying it inside and it sliced my leg open right through the fat to the point where I think I saw the muscle. 11 sticthes later, I saw the charges they had billed to my insurance.. It was a lovely 900 dollars for that visit. Fortunately I only payed 5 of that 900. But I shudder to think if my parents didn't make as much, and I didn't have health care.


reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 11:53 AM by jd140
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by RRconservative


RR....you are showing your true colors, again.

Dr. Hawking was diagnosed when he was in his 20s. He had no "status" then, he wasn't "famous", he was just a UK citizen getting the same attention as any other citizen. You are deperately wavng your hands, and trying any tactic you can to please your masters at the Fox "news" channel.

But, embrace ignorance, it's your right as an individual. Sad, but still your right.


That is why I posted that his opinion on the matter is dated.

I doubt he has used the system in the last 10 or 20 years.

I await your insults that you are throwing around freely.


reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 12:00 PM by weedwhacker
reply to post by jd140


I doubt he has used the system in the last 10 or 20 years.


"YOU" doubt? Don't you know? Have facts? Information? Interviews with the man?

Well, better to ignore the people who actually LIVE in a country with such a system, and what they have to say that is positive. No matter if there are flaws, it will be the minority of gisgruntled you will gripe the loudest, and attempt to drown out everyone else with something good to say.


reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 12:07 PM by Solomons
reply to post by Double Eights


So...looking after your fellow countrymens health is less important than funding a military budget that surpasses every other country in the world combined? America's known black project budget is around about the same as the UK's entire military budget....priorities? and as others pointed out,you are already paying to help other people in one way or another from taxes through the police force,fire brigade etc etc




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reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 12:17 PM by elfie
reply to post by muzzleflash


"Ya that number is Zero. With the current system.

Every American gets healthcare, if they are rich - they pay for it. If they are really poor - they get it free."

You're leaving out the vast majority of the population that is middle class (or rather, used to be). So many fall through the cracks because of denial for pre-existing conditions or don't qualify for benefits due to income, but don't have the funds on hand to seek treatment.


reply posted on 12-8-2009 @ 12:32 PM by Mike_A
reply to post by muzzleflash


And you got your Phd in theoretical astrophysics from...?




reply to post by jd140


He was in an NHS hospital just a couple of weeks ago, I forget what the condition was but nevertheless he still does use the system so his opinion is still very relevant.

As for those claiming he gets special treatment, any evidence would be much appreciated. But for now I’ll take it as an excuse for disregarding his opinion.
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