Nothing Michael Moore says is of any interest to me---the guy is a self-promoting blowhard who makes the American left look even dumber than it manages to do itself---but, Hendrik, you may not realize that health care is a real political hot potato in the USA. Is the ban on politics on the list still on now that the election's over?
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Hendrik & Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > I watched that Michael Moore movie Sicko last night and was quite shocked by > the state of the health system in the US, I remember when Kaleb told us he > was gonna get the boot, that health insurance was big worry and I thought to > myself then how bizarre this is. Over here if you lose your job, you sign up > for the dole and look for another job. Health insurance doesn't come into > the picture. > This got me to thinking, how can the most powerful nation have one of the > worst health care systems? And why are you lot putting up with it? > My understanding is that the pollies made this an ideological battleground, > which it should not be, whereby universal free health care is seen as a > socialist thing but is it? > I look at it as a fundamental human right. Most western nations agree with > me on this but the US went down the privatized (capitalist) road. Sure you > have a system where industry buys politicians and their point of view, we > have that too but not on your scale. A good example is that during the > fascist rule of our former far right Fuehrer, some attempts where made to > privatize the health system by the carrot and stick approach. The carrot > being that they pay 33% of the health insurance premium and the stick being > if you don't sign up there will be penalties once you get past 30. However > we still have free care for anyone. > Are you happy with the way things are? > > Hendrik > > Ed Booher wrote: >> >> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> You know how to take the photos and list the cars. You know what >>> works and what doesn't. And you know the people at the dealers. >>> >>> Perfect situation! >>> >>> Independent operator coin has two sides, though. Employee >>> status is probably better if: >>> >> >> >> and when I don't check email a couple days, I should read the entire >> thread >> before commenting, eh? >> >> EdB >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
