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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (8248)5/15/2009 11:31:52 AM
From: Eric2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 86356
 
Yup,

Some folks must be living in a dream world. Europe and other places in the world are way, way ahead of us in caring for all of their citizens.

In our country last year over half a million folks declared bankruptcy just because of medical bills!

In Germany nobody declared bankruptcy,

In England nobody declared bankruptcy,

In Switzerland nobody declared bankruptcy. (due to medical bills)

I could go on and on, Taiwan, Japan and others.

We have the most expensive, most inefficient healthcare system in the world. A few get rich while the vast majority of us suffer with staggering bills.

To get a perspective on this watch this great Frontline Doc:

Sick Around The World pbs.org

It really sums up the problems our country has with medical care for it's citizens.
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