I have been in Canada many times. Ask the Canadians if they want the US Sstem...
You make sense! Marcio -----Original Message----- >From: b_s-wilk <b1sun...@yahoo.es> >Sent: Jul 26, 2009 10:06 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Health care debate > >Did you like the Canadian system when you lived there? > >Have you contacted your congessman to show support for public/private >system? Which company 'owns' him? > >Countries that have the best health care systems have universal health >care with a combination of public and private [nonprofit] insurance and >health care. The US is 37th. France is #1. Switzerland is high on the >list too; they banned for-profit insurance. In the Netherlands, the cost >of health insurance is $130/month and a 7.2% tax, with subsidies >available. Germany uses less than 11% of GDP for health care, but it's >better than in the US where it's well over 15% of GDP and rising fast. > >The big propaganda message is that a gummint bureaucrat will tell you >and your doctor what kind of health care you can have. That will be a >huge improvement over private for-profit insurance companies refusing to >pay for procedures that are basic parts of an annual physical. More than >once, our insurance companies have approved a procedure, then refused to >pay for it, resulting in hours, sometimes days, on the phone trying to >get them to pay for what they approved. Universal Medicare [or similar] >will be much better, since Medicare allows you to choose your doctors >and have them/you decide what kind of care you need. > > >"Rev. S Marshall" <popoz...@earthlink.net> esceibió: >> >> On the recent health care comments. >> >> I got this from my congressman this weekend. Note he is one of those >> blue dog democrats mentioned frequently on TV. >> >> >> -----------------------quote---------------- To be clear, I would >> vote against the bill if it came to a floor vote in its current form. >> I have serious concerns with the health care bill, specifically the >> inclusion of a public option and employer and individual mandates for >> insurance coverage. Additionally, the bill is paid for by increasing >> taxes on some small businesses and individuals, something that should >> never be done during a recession. We should be looking for ways to >> support and help small businesses, not hurt them. >> >> >> The introduction of this health care bill is a first step in a long >> process and I will continue to follow its progress and continue to >> look for opportunities to make improvements to the bill. The Senate >> is currently working on a bipartisan health care solution and I am >> hopeful that the deliberative process produces a bill that is much >> better for the American people. The final product must be >> bipartisan, and it must use a market-based approach to address >> current problems in our nation’s health care. Regardless of the >> outcome, I will read the final bill closely and be well-informed on >> its content before voting on any legislation. >> -----------------------end quote----------------- >> > > >************************************************************************* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
