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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: TimF who wrote (1899)8/29/2007 8:57:40 PM
From: gg cox  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
<<I haven't seen Sicko (or any Michael Moore movie) but I have seen excerpts and read a lot of review and commentary on it. What I've seen so far doesn't make me think it would be worth my time, and is certainly not something I'd want to pay for (esp. with the money going in part to Moore)>>

The message in his documentary is more important than the messenger.My opinion only.

What would seven days in a hospital for major surgery cost an American homeowner who let his health insurance lapse?

<<Is it true in America that when you retire and get social security cheques that health care premiums are deducted?>>

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When Canadians turn 60 they have the option of taking Canada pension which is based on their working years..There are no healthcare deductions.

On Canada's health care being part of infrastructure you said...

<<My thought is that its mostly a meaningless or irrelevant idea. Sure its part of the infrastructure that you use, but that doesn't say anything meaningful about it either in a practical sense, or in terms of morality or political ideology.>>

Ok, if you think it is meaningless and irrelevant that is fine , at least you did not say it was socialism or communism at work.I think my personal post linked, covered the practical,moral and a bit of political ideology too, re our system.
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