--- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , "Richard M" <compost...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > , "Richard M" <compost1uk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Your Health Care costs are the biggest threat to your country. It is > > literally a national security issue at this point - much more > dangerous > > than Al Quaida. Republicans don't get this, that is why Bush/Cheney > have > > left the country on its knees. Your country will go bankrupt if it is > > not addressed. Your hospitals- which are not hospitals, but > businesses) > > are going bankrupt (http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=58696 <http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=58696> > > <http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=58696 <http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=58696> > ), half your > > population cannot get helath care and are left out of any other stats > > altogether, and (god forbid) you ever personally have an elderly > person > > that you have to pay for for years that sends you bankrupt, you will > > entirely change your tune. This is what happens to many people in your > > country. I know of specific cases where even wealthy families WITH > > health insurance, went bankrupt because of an illness over a decade > that > > cost a fortune. This is impossible to happen in Britain. Your health > > system is fast becoming for the rich only - who will fast become poor. > > Your doctors are in the money-making business, not care. Your > hospitals > > are over-crowded, and you half your people are thrown out on the > street > > with no care. Richard once again your ignorance is astounding. > > > > Your state of your Health Care system is a National Security threat to > > the USA - you are just too dumb to understand that. > > > > OffWorld > > > > Off, er... (diffidently)... In my post I was reporting from the > perspective of someone who lives in the UK! >>
Oh, I apologize, I thought you were that jerk "Richard" from Texas. My Bad. > > This is the NHS as we call it on our side of the pond. It is supposed > to be "free at the point of delivery". Michael Moore is a big fan it > seems. But then he doesn't live here. I do, and I believe the NHS is > diabolically awful. Some sort of compromise between the U.S. system > and our system is needed maybe. And I believe that is what the > French & Germans have. But I most sincerely hope no Obamatons get > the idea that it would be good to try and copy our system!)>> You are nuts, almost 50 million people in the USA -- HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE ! ! ! That is more people than the whole population of Spain ! My Dad, lives in Britain, and had a multiple bypass 15 years ago, and is going to get complete replacement knee next week -- all for free. In America, a fully insured wealthy family is at risk of bankruptcy if a family member gets sick for a decade. The US state of Health Care system is a National Security threat to the USA. OffWorld
