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Originally posted by f4rwest
wow, what a thread full of idealists!
nevermind the fact that America is much larger and diverse then these other countries...
nevermind the FACT that innovation, incentive, and technology will decrease...
nevermind the fact that it's not really that difficult to find a job which will provide you with health care...
nevermind the fact that so many foreigners come HERE to have their procedures done...
nevermind the fact that in America it will eventually lead to rationing...
nevermind the fact that millions of people in america without health care are just flat out lazy and bred to be dependent...
nevermind the fact that other than the military, the government runs nothing right...
nevermind the fact that the people who need health care the most will be the ones who don't get it...
nevermind the fact that there are tons of ways to revamp the current system in favor for a more effective free market solution...
nevermind the fact that you know what medications/treatments are best for you or your loved ones, instead of some bureaucrat sitting at some desk in washington...
silly idealists, redistribution of any kind will ultimately fail....unless you live in a small tribal village in the trees.
it's human nature, man is too flawed to effectively govern man, especially in a country as larger and diverse as America.
Stop begging
Number of uninsured Americans rises to 50.7 million
A record rise in the number of people without health insurance across the nation is fueling renewed debate over a health care law that could to work better at boosting coverage than controlling costs.
More than 50 million people were uninsured last year, almost one in six U.S. residents, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The percentage with private insurance was the lowest since the government began keeping data in 1987.
The reasons for the rise to 50.7 million, or 16.7%, from 46.3 million uninsured, or 15.4%, were many: workers losing their jobs in the recession, companies dropping employee health insurance benefits, families going without coverage to cut costs. Driving much of the increase, however, was the rising cost of medical care; a Kaiser Family Foundation report shows workers now pay 47% more than they did in 2005 for family health coverage, while employers pay 20% more.
Full Article - USA Today
Originally posted by Havick007
reply to post by links234
What about pre existing conditions?
So if i take out health cover today but they find i have had a certain condition or slight symptoms in the past 6-12 months would the private companies still cover it?
And if they wont cover it for pre existing illness then who would?
I also posted this earlier in the thread but did you see the Moore doco ''Sicko'' in the first 10 minutes it shows a guy who cut off his ring and index finger in a wood cutting accident and because he didnt have private health cover he was given options.... either re-attach the index finger for 60k or the ring finger for 12k and he chose the cheaper option and his index finger ended up in a landfill......
Does that sound right to you?
I would much rather have a system like England or Germany in this country. Unfortunately the PPACA was only a small step towards that. Folks like Neo would like to see the Act struck down as unconstitutional and reverse all of that progress in the name of 'freedom' and 'personal' responsibility.