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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 9 2010, 03:32 AM (562 Views) | |
| DragonLegend | Mar 9 2010, 03:32 AM Post #1 |
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The US Patent Office can’t accept faxes that are upside down. They used to when Einstein worked there because he knew how to rotate a document 180 degrees, but now he’s gone and apparently no one knows how to do that. I didn’t even know there was a right-side-up and upside-down to the fax machine; I just paid attention to making sure the printed side was facing the right way. Anyway, this is the government that wants to run your health care. Luckily, if the death panel decides you need to die, they’ll probably screw that up too. |
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| Lazurath | Mar 9 2010, 04:52 AM Post #2 |
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From a Land Down Under
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No Dragon. |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 9 2010, 12:19 PM Post #3 |
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Please stop spamming... |
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| _Иван_ | Mar 9 2010, 10:34 PM Post #4 |
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No Dragon. |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 12:37 AM Post #5 |
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There aren't any Death panels. People who think there are or will be are morons. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 10 2010, 01:04 AM Post #6 |
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That part was a joke, if you didn't notice. Maybe you also think the Einstein part was serious? And, actually, there is a "death panel" in the Senate bill. |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 01:11 AM Post #7 |
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Seriously? Are American lawmakers that stupid? |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 10 2010, 01:15 AM Post #8 |
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That's the only way for the government to keep costs down: Rationed care. It comes with the package. The package being universal health care. |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 01:18 AM Post #9 |
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Sure, and 45 million without adequate healthcare is private. Canada has universal healthcare, we don't have rationed care. |
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 10 2010, 01:20 AM Post #10 |
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Those 45 million aren't "without adequate healthcare." They simply have no health insurance, for any number of reasons, from not having a job at the time of the study (the figure is from the Census Bureau) or because they choose not to, as do most rich people and many, if not most, young people. They do have access to health care, even if they couldn't pay for it, though. And of course Canada has rationed care. What do you think waiting lines are? |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 01:20 AM Post #11 |
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Practically non-existent. I'm telling you legend, it's totally over-exaggerated what the American papers like to say about Canada. And it's healthcare that'll probably make them not want to live after they figure out how much they owe. Edited by Ww2nerd, Mar 10 2010, 01:22 AM.
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 10 2010, 01:28 AM Post #12 |
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Non-existent? Why, not according to this Fraser Institute study:
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 01:33 AM Post #13 |
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Ok.... so, we still get in soon for anything needed, and don't have to mortgage off the house? I'm sorry Legend, I still fail to see how that's better than being an uninsured American. Also, statistics Canada flatly contradicts that statement. Average wait time is 3 weeks for non-necessary surgeries. At any rate, it's moot point trying to blame the system. The government has no stipulations so far as wait times are concerned. Doctors choose. They just have different ethical criterion than in a private hospital where money rules. If you are sicker, you go first. It is not government law. A doctor could pick a kid with his finger scraped, compared to somebody with their heart ripped out of their chest. They don't, of course. But it's up to the doctor, and they're the best suited to make that choice anyway. Edited by Ww2nerd, Mar 10 2010, 01:58 AM.
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"There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; the arctic trails have their secret tales that'd make your blood run cold... the Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see... was that night on the marge of Lake LeBarge, that I cremated Sam McGee." - Robert W. Service | |
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| DragonLegend | Mar 10 2010, 02:00 AM Post #14 |
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And that is a rationed care. You have to wait until the doctor/government says it's your time. In America, you're treated immediately. |
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| Ww2nerd | Mar 10 2010, 02:02 AM Post #15 |
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ORLY? http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042072.htm http://getbetterhealth.com/wait-times-for-medical-care-how-the-us-actually-measures-up/2010.02.02 Statistics Canada has similar figures. 3 MONTHS FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS? Canada averages 3 weeks for most surgeries and scans! Oh, and I'm not sure if you know this: but your doctors have to pick and choose as well. They just look for the fattest pocketbook. In Canada, Doctors look for the sickest patient. Here's a good one, with some nice looking sources: http://www.healthcarereformmyths.org/HealthcareReformMyths.php And that patients united now video? Funny as hell. "My government wouldn't help me, blah blah blah" And she went to the US... convenient they don't mention costs, or the fact that the government paid for her American fees? Or.... is she even a Canadian citizen? Government runs HC in Canada? Really, I just find the whole mess funny. Edited by Ww2nerd, Mar 10 2010, 02:19 AM.
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