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


To: gg cox who wrote (7906)7/30/2009 3:24:34 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42652
 
Yup, monied Canucks appear in America for fast service and you love our cash and we obviously go to the front of the line.

You're not going to the front of the line. You're going where the lines aren't.

Sensible Americans would think they should be ahead of the foreigners.

Again, if there are no lines, it isn't a problem. I'm perfectly happy for a Canadian to get excellent health care at the same time I am. I have nothing against Canadians. Generally.

Yup, it is good for a family of four, but they have to come up with 14 Grand a year to get it..

I don't think this is typical for a family of four. My 25-year old son's insurance just went up to $110/month. My self-employed 30-year old daughter pays about 175/month.

But most families of four receive their insurance coverage through their employers, so only a small number of families of four making $50K even have to concern themselves with it.



To: gg cox who wrote (7906)8/12/2009 12:52:13 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42652
 
The rest of the world is contributing to medical research

Basic research is mainly government funded, and it happens all over the place.

Development and testing of drugs is mainly profit driven. It happens all over the world, but if much of the profit is squeezed out of the US market the incentive for both American and non-American companies to pay for it goes down.