You are quite wrong about most Americans not wanting universal health
care, over 60% do, it's our ruler/owners who don't.
The right wing respondant below by no means represents the majority
of the US people.
wcm
>
> In a message dated 5/18/00 1:32:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >
> >  That's why it's called universal health care.  It's universal.  We pay
> >  based on capacity to pay, and we receive based on need to receive.  Sounds
> >  fair to me, and to most others who live here.
>
>    Well then, good for you guys, Alister.  If most of you are happy with your
> system that is your business.  Apparently most Americans are not interested
> in this type of program.  No skin off of your nose, Mate.
>
>   Does it not seem illogical
> >  to you to pay pensions and benefits to parents who need them, but not
> >  assist them in paying for the birth of their child?
>
>   One may have a right to spawn but one does not have a right to demand that
> one's neighbors provide for and raise one's spawn.  Perhaps you would explain
> the logic of placing the demand on your neighbor that she pay for your
> actions.
>
> >  Now I'm beginning to see why your system is so inefficient.  Half of your
> >  hospital staff must be accountants and debt retrievers!  So, am I right in
> >  assuming that the hospital has a direct interest in not treating those
> >  without the capacity to pay?  Or at least, not giving them tests or
> >  treatments that could prove expensive?  Even if this isn't true (and I
> >  can't see how it couldn't be) your system must be worse than ours in terms
> >  of putting a price on human life.  Private health insurance, like private
> >  education, should be eliminated in the interests of creating an equitable
> >  and fair society.
>
>     Well,  if it makes you happy to claim your system is more efficient than
> the American system, that's okay.  Goodness knows there are many ways of
> doing things.  You asked what happened in a particular situation and I
> answered you.  Deal with the answer.:-)
>
> >  >   Of course, none of this addresses the question of preventative routine
> >  >health care which is where the real issue lies for the lower income
> working
> >  >people in America.
> >
> >  This would be that preventative routine health care that they can't afford?
>
>     Well Duh!  It wouldn't be an issue otherwise would it?
> Yours,
> Issodhos
>