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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (71)	1/12/2005 2:03:45 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 42652

I am a Capitalist...a pragmatic Capitalist. Pragmatism is what this is about. I see too many claims (from others) that are anecdotal or undocumented. Sir William Osler, Died in 1919. Dr. Bethune, Died in 1939. Wilder Penfield, the discovery of "pablum", Better, although, born in the US. Died in 1976. OTOH, many Canadians have come to the US and done their greatest work without most Americans even knowing they're Canadian (it's that thick Canadian accent :-). open heart surgery, Point taken. Google backs you. mobile blood units, OK. Around since the '30s, though. Bethune rib Shears, Again, died in 1939. John Hopkins owes much to the great William Osler. Medicine owes much to Osler. You make your case, I'll buy it. What isn't clear is that a socialize medical system overall would cost less or deliver better results. Interpreting life expectancy or infant mortality statistics as indicating overall superiority is highly questionable. And gov'ts are expert at hiding true costs.