The point...again...

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TB — 6/5/2007 4:12:34 PM (archived)

Is that socialized health care, over time, does not work. Even for poor people.

Britain is showing all these cracks because their system is older than many others. France's system is going broke, Canada's gets more expensive every year, and all the world's health care systems are taking a free ride on the research and tech developed in the U.S. and charged to U.S. health care costs.

Here's a clue:

Medicare is going broke like gangbusters. Is putting everyone on that system going to change that?

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National Health Care update - TB - 6/5/2007 5:11:21 AM
- Tightening the grip in Britain - TB - 6/5/2007 10:36:24 PM
- That's right - let those who are sick and cannot afford medical care die! - ds - 6/5/2007 1:59:20 PM
  - The point...again... - TB - 6/5/2007 4:12:34 PM
    - And your solution? - azstrummer - 6/5/2007 4:52:40 PM
      - "it would make sense to do more preventative stuff before health gets so bad"..... - Lindy - 6/6/2007 2:20:20 AM
        
        Amazing how you feel about regulation when it's your ox being gored. (n/t) - TB - 6/6/2007 4:16:18 AM
        
        Excuse me? - Lindy - 6/6/2007 5:11:18 AM
        
        re: Excuse me? - TB - 6/6/2007 5:27:10 AM
      - Also, consider this: - D. - 6/5/2007 7:15:21 PM
        
        Means testing is a good idea. - TB - 6/5/2007 7:29:57 PM
      - re: And your solution? - TB - 6/5/2007 7:10:50 PM
  - Hey - it's their own fault, for not selling their cows and going into business (n/t) - M. Friedman - 6/5/2007 2:59:08 PM
  - No - let them eat cake (n/t) - M. Antoinette - 6/5/2007 2:57:08 PM
    - re: NHS - Andrew - 6/5/2007 4:25:38 PM
      - re: NHS - TB - 6/5/2007 4:52:12 PM
        
        Ah, Christian charity is your answer - azstrummer - 6/5/2007 5:02:24 PM
        
        Good grief. - TB - 6/5/2007 7:14:05 PM
        
        Never stand between a Conservative and money. - Bowser - 6/5/2007 5:57:02 PM
        
        re: Never stand between a Conservative and money. - Lindy - 6/6/2007 12:14:05 AM
        
        What's so crazy Bows.... - azstrummer - 6/5/2007 7:55:08 PM
        
        Your prejudice is showing. You might want to cover it. It looks ugly - REB - 6/5/2007 6:50:21 PM
        
        Research Ted Kennedy's role in Medicare. Then get back. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/6/2007 2:28:42 AM
        
        Ted Kennedy is enormously generous with other people's tax money. - TB - 6/6/2007 4:52:15 AM

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