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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think the problem is the general public wants socialized medical care, except they don't want it if you call it that....
should we call it 'medical care, brought to you by the New York Times, NAFTA, and the people who want to take your guns away' ?
Happy Birthday Sheryl!
Is it just me, or have mornings been especially vicious this week?
should we call it 'medical care, brought to you by the New York Times, NAFTA, and the people who want to take your guns away' ?
You forgot "latte-drinking, Volvo-driving, sushi-eating"
(PS, under socialized medical care, lattes and sushi will be mandatory.)
Okay, so I get that sushi and lattes might be a bit lefty-froofy, but Volvos?! For serious?
The thing about Volvos, is, they are not pickup trucks or SUVs! Therefore, unAmurrican.
t /tongue in cheek
(PS, under socialized medical care, lattes and sushi will be mandatory.)
They're not now?
Can I still be a Democrat if I stop drinking lattes and eating sushi?
Medical care could be paid for by advertising. Just think, if instead of putting you under for three hours or whatever for surgery, they could immerse you into a virtual reality infomercialtainment system....
Jars, it's from this 2004 political ad.
Wisconsin is pretty wild. About a third of my high school graduating class ended up dying from attacks by cougars or the Wisconsin Fresh-water Shark....
Which part? The northern part, I can see. The southern part, you're more likely to be killed by a falling corn stalk.
I think the problem is the general public wants socialized medical care, except they don't want it if you call it that....
I don't think that's it. I think there is a desire for medical care to work like other sectors of the economy. You have independent medical providers competing against each other for your health care dollars providing incentives for both quality of care and reduced costs. Sounds like the way to do it.
The problem, of course, is that we don't want to turn away people from getting basic health care because they can't afford it. Also, we don't want to shop for the best deal when we get a compound fracture or heart attack. Even for non-emergency care, when so much is at stake, you don't probably want to go with crazy Eddie's discount medical care even if that is the most affordable option.
So we limp along with a system that tries to do both and we end up with frustrating insurance and employers getting stuck with providing coverage to form risk pools.