Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

["Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> And no one should be driven into the poorhouse >because he got sick, all
so  that some hospital and >doctors can turn a profit

So it's the doctor's or hospital's fault someone gets sick? And comrade we
can all agreed that capitalist pigs should never be allowed to make a
profit. Let's all listen to the old Soviet National Anthem just for
inspiration!

"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jim's absolutely right.  It is a national fucking disgrace that 46 million
> citizens don't have health insurance.  Hillary's "make everybody buy
> insurance" program is just a windfall for the insurance industry, and not
a
> solution to the problem.
>
> The people who think our present system is so great are the people with
> good insurance and/or lots of money.  But there are lots of people out
> there who can't get insurance at any price due to their health histories:
> insurance companies don't want to cover sick peope.  If those people have
a
> life-threatening emergency, they can get care.  For less urgent medical
> problems or chronic illnesses, they get to pay full retail price, often
way
> more than the rates charged patients with insurance who have the same
> problems.
>
> Medical expenses are one of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy in
> this country.  How many of you could pay a six-figure hospital bill if you
> had no insurance?
>
> Maybe we can't afford unlimited care for everybody.  Heart transplants may
> be too expensive.  But every American deserves a basic level of medical
> care, just like the citizens of every other civilized country in the
world.
> And no one should be driven into the poorhouse because he got sick, all so
> that some hospital and doctors can turn a profit.
>