"Universal" Health Insurance Will Only Enlarge the Medicare Problem

Capitalism Magazine ^ | 5/26/02 | ina Owcharenko

[Jim Noble]

>>It's illegal to buy your way to the head of the line for treatment.If you don't think that's fair, tell it to the guy you're trying to step in front of<<

Why is there a line?

[Jim Noble]

I lived in the UK and worked as a junior doctor in the NHS some time ago.

During my sojurn there, my landlady came to see me one evening because she had developed a hard lump in her neck.

The lump was quite worrisome, and needed a biopsy. She had been given an appointment for seven months in the future.

I, being a good Yank, offered to bring her to work with me the next day and sort it out.

Her response? "Oh, my, NO! That wouldn't be right!"

How many Americans do you think share her views on the appropriateness of timely diagnosis?

[AuntB]

I hear you, Robert. I'm with you. Just found a Doctor bill from 1983. 2 xrays & exam = $88.00. I wrote a check for it. I LIKED it that way.

[spunkets]

"Why is there a line?"

Lines foster discipline according to the Stalinist.

[E.G.C.]

Just a little over a year ago, my dentist diagnosed me as having Early Peridontitis. In March of 1998, I had one of my wisdom teeth removed. I still have a couple of wisdom teeth that have been decaying on the bottom for the last couple of years that I've had an appointment scheduled for June to remove.

I can gurantee you that had Bill Clinton's health care plan been law now I would most likely have been denied this appointment by the goverment because of my political beliefs.(conservative).

Here are my thoughts on this subject.

I've heard all about the health care plans in England and Canada. I've heard about people in certain other countries being denied access to life saving medical treatments by goverments in those countries becasue of their political or religious beliefs.

The idea of goverment playing God as is the case in England and Canada may be appealing to some people but it is not very appealing to me and I can assure you I'm in the majority because I've talked to millions of other people on message boards like this about this subject. Goverment does not always know what's best for us.

I would much rather have the free enterprise system of doing things run our health care system than have goverment run it. That way people can access life saving medical care quikcer and faster.

If others want Mrs. X42 and Mr. Chappaquidick running their health care that's fine and dandy. As for me, however this conservative Republican does not want Hillary or Ted or the Demorats having jurisdiction over his medical care. NOSIREE BUB!!
Regards....

[thrcanbonly1]

Do you live in Southern or Northern Ontario?

[Snowyman]

Northern. Darn, I suppose now you'll want to know where to find the best fishing. :)