Bryan Sant wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yeah, the American healthcare system is so much better than Canada and >> western Europe. > > Probably not the best example to trot out in defense of governmental > competence. > > America's healthcare system (as flawed as it is) *is* so much better > than Canada and western Europe (despite what Michael Moore would have > you believe). Personally, I think you get more mileage out of the > public transportation comparison.
Having experienced both the US and Canadian systems, I cannot make the same assertion as you. And I am not talking from the POV of a missionary either. > 'There isn't enough money in the U.S. to pay for free, wait-free > top-quality universal health care. The law of supply and demand can no > more be repealed than the law that all documentary films must be > left-wing. I'll not touch the left-wing/right-wing stuff. But as for money, you are correct. But this is not an economic issue. It's a political one. The moment you drag Michael Moore (and not our own Michael Moore) into this as a way of supporting your own opinion, we know for sure it's political. Seems to me the UTOPIA issue is also mostly political and not economical, ultimately. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
