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To: TimF who wrote (262785)	4/25/2008 8:56:48 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (2) of 281500

I don't think that's true. Again, Iraq is about half private participants. Jobs that soldiers used to do are being done by private contractors. Once those people get their mitts on taxpayer money, they are unlikely to give it back. They also have the money to buy politicians which the average citizen does not have. Will Canada and the UK try and mix private and public even more? Maybe. Is that the way to go? Doubtful. What about US healthcare needs to be more private? You can go out and purchase insurance or have no insurance and pay as you go. You can go to one doctor, one hospital or another and pay for things out of your own pocket. What are you prevented from doing? I have seen clinics and doctors who are trying to get out of the insurance system. You can buy from a menu of services and put it on your credit card or pay cash. What isn't private about that? Heck, you can go to Walmart (I think they're still open) and see a nurse practitioner without an appointment. You can do the alternative medicine thing or fly across the country to see a specialist in one thing or another. You can opt out of insurance altogether and pay for everything out of pocket so what about this isn't private?

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