Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:23:12 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Tackling Concerns of Independent Workers
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On 03/29/13 18:00, Mike B. wrote:
> On 3/25/2013 10:38 PM, mark wrote:
>
>> Sure, it can. The UK has a national healthcare system, where the doctors
>> and hospitals are gov't employees, and it's vastly less expensive. And
>> DO NOT tell me crap about how bad it is.
>
> Ok, I guess health care triage where they tell those over a certain age
> (56 in one report) who needs dialysis that they can't have dialysis
> because there aren't enough machines and they are being reserved for
> those with more life ahead of them is ok with you?  (That was the UK in
> case you were wondering).

As opposed to here, where if you aren't rich, and have no insurance, you
get nothing, no matter what age you are?
>
> There are advantages and disadvantages to all health care systems.  None
> are perfect.  If you want a system run by the government, with all that
> that implies, you can get it by moving north a few hundred miles, or
> east a few thousand.  You don't have to push to have one here too.

Why? It's my country, not (allegedly) an oligarchy run by the largest
corporations. Americans have been *trying* to get some kind of national
system for scores of years, and the insurance co pays off the
politicians to stop it. Go ahead, tell me that's not the case.
<snip>

mark

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