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    Wayne  wrote:   
      
   > ray wrote   
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   > > In article   
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   > >  Werner  wrote:   
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   > >> On Jan 22, 5:57 pm, Ignorant Fox News Rightist    
   > >> wrote:   
   > >> > We're Number Two: Canada Has as Good or Better Health Care than the U.S.   
   > >> > ...   
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   > >>   
   > >> I spend summers in a small village in Canada. During the past 2 years   
   > >> a handful of people have died of various cancers. I didn't hear   
   > >> anything about these folks getting treatment. Complaints about health   
   > >> care are frequent and wide spread. Most of it deals with shortages and   
   > >> wait times.   
   > >   
   > > I'm a truck driver in the Cleveland area and get to bullshit with the   
   > > Canadian drivers.  I too bring up healthcare coverage.  What I've found   
   > > is that the younger to middle-aged drivers love the system while the   
   > > older and more sickly drivers tell me to keep what we have in the US.   
   > > The Canadian system is great for a broken arm, the flu, and simple   
   > > surgeries that are not real life threatening.  But when the serious   
   > > conditions come up, those people would rather be in the US getting   
   > > treatment.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Many say that all Bush's failures are Obama's fault.   
   >   
   > They wonder why he refuses to fess up and take responsibility.   Why do   
   > leftists hate accountability?   
   >   
   > Things were great when the economy was collapsing, our banks were   
   > failing and we were bleeding 700,000 jobs under Bush.  Obama's wrecked   
   > everything. It all started when he took charge.   
   >   
   > How can 4 million Fox News viewers be wrong?   
   >   
   > Besides, health care isn't about hospitals and doctors, it's about who   
   > insures the patients.  And we all know that there just isn't enough insurance   
   > to go around these days because millions have no coverage and still millions   
   > more are under insured.    Why!  If we insured everyone that would mean   
   > rationed health care!  Not like it is today!   
      
   This is true, but a study by the Blue Cross revealed at least half of   
   those uninsured are capable of getting some sort of coverage either   
   through existing government entities or are able to afford coverage for   
   themselves.   
      
   As a personal example, my employer provides us with coverage.  It's not   
   great coverage, but it's satisfactory for most of us.  Some have spouses   
   who have better coverage, so my employer pays them a higher wage to   
   compensate them for not being on our plan and instead, their spouses.   
      
   We have one employee who is married and had three children.  To get the   
   higher wage, he opted out of our healthcare coverage. His wife didn't   
   work so she had no coverage either.  When his daughter became ill with   
   diabetes, he was frantic.  Somehow, he got the state to pay for all her   
   medical care in spite of his refusal to use the coverage our company   
   provided.   
      
   My coworker and his family of five are part of this so-called 40 million   
   without healthcare coverage, and I'm sure there are many more just like   
   him--especially among younger adults.   
      
   So do we have a problem with people unable to be covered, or do we have   
   a problem with people not taking responsibility to be covered?  It's   
   probably half and half if you ask me.  But that does not justify   
   destroying the medical care system we have for this very small   
   percentage of our population.   
      
   --   
   Barock Insane Obama: The greatest joke America ever played on itself.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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