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Reply To: | The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky |
Date: | Fri, 19 May 2000 11:20:10 -0700 |
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You are quite wrong about most Americans not wanting universal health
care, over 60% do, it's our ruler/owners who don't.
The right wing respondant below by no means represents the majority
of the US people.
wcm
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> In a message dated 5/18/00 1:32:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> > That's why it's called universal health care. It's universal. We pay
> > based on capacity to pay, and we receive based on need to receive. Sounds
> > fair to me, and to most others who live here.
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> Well then, good for you guys, Alister. If most of you are happy with your
> system that is your business. Apparently most Americans are not interested
> in this type of program. No skin off of your nose, Mate.
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> Does it not seem illogical
> > to you to pay pensions and benefits to parents who need them, but not
> > assist them in paying for the birth of their child?
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> One may have a right to spawn but one does not have a right to demand that
> one's neighbors provide for and raise one's spawn. Perhaps you would explain
> the logic of placing the demand on your neighbor that she pay for your
> actions.
>
> > Now I'm beginning to see why your system is so inefficient. Half of your
> > hospital staff must be accountants and debt retrievers! So, am I right in
> > assuming that the hospital has a direct interest in not treating those
> > without the capacity to pay? Or at least, not giving them tests or
> > treatments that could prove expensive? Even if this isn't true (and I
> > can't see how it couldn't be) your system must be worse than ours in terms
> > of putting a price on human life. Private health insurance, like private
> > education, should be eliminated in the interests of creating an equitable
> > and fair society.
>
> Well, if it makes you happy to claim your system is more efficient than
> the American system, that's okay. Goodness knows there are many ways of
> doing things. You asked what happened in a particular situation and I
> answered you. Deal with the answer.:-)
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> > > Of course, none of this addresses the question of preventative routine
> > >health care which is where the real issue lies for the lower income
> working
> > >people in America.
> >
> > This would be that preventative routine health care that they can't afford?
>
> Well Duh! It wouldn't be an issue otherwise would it?
> Yours,
> Issodhos
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