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]]> By: Rolston https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13860 Rolston Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:01:36 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13860 I'm glad some people are taking the time to care, one way or another. I'm spending my time organizing my desk drawers. Thanks Lyle and Nate. You make this place sound intelligent! I’m glad some people are taking the time to care, one way or another. I’m spending my time organizing my desk drawers. Thanks Lyle and Nate. You make this place sound intelligent!

]]> By: Lyle_S https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13851 Lyle_S Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:13:29 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13851 "it" being their current public service, which may or may not correlate to what's being proposed in the current House legislation. “it” being their current public service, which may or may not correlate to what’s being proposed in the current House legislation.

]]> By: Lyle_S https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13850 Lyle_S Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:12:18 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13850 I'm probably just drawing a blank Nate but can you recall any political party that successfully ran on a platform that called for the termination of a specific major government program or policy? I can't think of any. Even conservatives who trumpet small government aren't willing to tell you where they'll trim the fat. Regardless of the merit of a program or policy, I think it would be tough to win over the public by saying you're going to take something away. I'm not saying a public option is a bad thing, in theory. I think I already stated support for it here. Canada, with public funding and private delivery, might be a good fit for the USA. I don't really know. I just wouldn't sign off on the currently proposed approach to implement universal healthcare just because there's no visible political movement in another country to toss it out. I’m probably just drawing a blank Nate but can you recall any political party that successfully ran on a platform that called for the termination of a specific major government program or policy? I can’t think of any. Even conservatives who trumpet small government aren’t willing to tell you where they’ll trim the fat. Regardless of the merit of a program or policy, I think it would be tough to win over the public by saying you’re going to take something away.

I’m not saying a public option is a bad thing, in theory. I think I already stated support for it here. Canada, with public funding and private delivery, might be a good fit for the USA. I don’t really know. I just wouldn’t sign off on the currently proposed approach to implement universal healthcare just because there’s no visible political movement in another country to toss it out.

]]> By: erik https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13849 erik Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:14:14 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13849 Join Healthy SF, for me it costs $20 a month, but I'm poor. You're obviously much richer, I know this cause you've got spare time to write poems and you have a blog. Join Healthy SF, for me it costs $20 a month, but I’m poor.
You’re obviously much richer,
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and you have a blog.

]]> By: Nate https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13847 Nate Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:01:30 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13847 Canada is hardly calling for privatization now. In fact , from the article-"B.C doctor Victor Dirnfeld told delegates they shouldn’t confuse the idea of competition for public health dollars with the introduction of private care." and "Thunder Bay doctor Claudette Chase added that patients are becoming suspicious of doctors and the CMA for considering private care as an option." The idea that in a democratic country any public system that worked as poorly as opponents of public healthcare like to claim the Canadian and British system do would be impossible to remove is a real stretch. "I know a guy.." anecdotes aside, if dissatisfaction by Canadian patients were the rule, where are the Canadian or British politicians running on campaigns of privatizing healthcare? We certainly had a strong showing of politicians in this country running on a platform of public healthcare. The only thing that makes a public policy impossible to tear down is a public who's satisfied with it. Since Americans are culturally and anatomically similar to Canadians and British it's not much of a leap to believe that Americans would also ultimately be satisfied with public coverage that won't be denied or dropped if they lose their job. Canada is hardly calling for privatization now. In fact , from the article-”B.C doctor Victor Dirnfeld told delegates they shouldn’t confuse the idea of competition for public health dollars with the introduction of private care.” and “Thunder Bay doctor Claudette Chase added that patients are becoming suspicious of doctors and the CMA for considering private care as an option.” The idea that in a democratic country any public system that worked as poorly as opponents of public healthcare like to claim the Canadian and British system do would be impossible to remove is a real stretch. “I know a guy..” anecdotes aside, if dissatisfaction by Canadian patients were the rule, where are the Canadian or British politicians running on campaigns of privatizing healthcare? We certainly had a strong showing of politicians in this country running on a platform of public healthcare. The only thing that makes a public policy impossible to tear down is a public who’s satisfied with it. Since Americans are culturally and anatomically similar to Canadians and British it’s not much of a leap to believe that Americans would also ultimately be satisfied with public coverage that won’t be denied or dropped if they lose their job.

]]> By: Lyle_S https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13845 Lyle_S Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:20:48 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13845 I don't see how the argument that other countries aren't moving away from established public health offerings means that we should switch over to public health care. It's a completely different situation when public health care is the status quo to say let's throw it out the window and let the marketplace come in and fill the void. I wonder if it's even possible to tear down a public system. I think that speaks to the gravity of what we're talking about here. Is there any turning back once we start down the road? No one I know from the UK or Canada has ever told me their health care system is great. In fact, both countries have medical professionals calling for reform. The UK let the private sector back in a while ago, Canada is calling for just the same now: http://www.canada.com/health/Doctors+debate+opens+door+private+delivery+health+care/1905076/story.html I don’t see how the argument that other countries aren’t moving away from established public health offerings means that we should switch over to public health care. It’s a completely different situation when public health care is the status quo to say let’s throw it out the window and let the marketplace come in and fill the void. I wonder if it’s even possible to tear down a public system. I think that speaks to the gravity of what we’re talking about here. Is there any turning back once we start down the road?

No one I know from the UK or Canada has ever told me their health care system is great. In fact, both countries have medical professionals calling for reform. The UK let the private sector back in a while ago, Canada is calling for just the same now:

http://www.canada.com/health/Doctors+debate+opens+door+private+delivery+health+care/1905076/story.html

]]> By: Nate https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13844 Nate Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:33:39 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13844 I didnt mean for that to be anonymous. I didnt mean for that to be anonymous.

]]> By: Anonymous https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13843 Anonymous Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:32:47 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13843 I'm with you Jon. If there was any kind of political support for privatizing medical coverage in countries like Britain and Canada that have public healthcare I would probably more inclined to take the opposition in this country more seriously, but for the majority of the population in first world countries public healthcare is at the very least satisfactory, bogey-man anecdotes to the contrary. If it wasn't, there would be at least a credible political party in one of those countries running on a platform to end it. Near as I can tell, there is none. I’m with you Jon. If there was any kind of political support for privatizing medical coverage in countries like Britain and Canada that have public healthcare I would probably more inclined to take the opposition in this country more seriously, but for the majority of the population in first world countries public healthcare is at the very least satisfactory, bogey-man anecdotes to the contrary. If it wasn’t, there would be at least a credible political party in one of those countries running on a platform to end it. Near as I can tell, there is none.

]]> By: Lyle_S https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/19/2813/comment-page-1/#comment-13837 Lyle_S Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:34:50 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2813#comment-13837 I agree, Jon. There's good capitalists and there's bad capitalists, for sure. Bill Gates: good capitalist; pours about half of his income into charitable foundations. Sam Walton and family: probably the worst kind of capitalist; breaks the backs of their suppliers, their workers and their competitors and gives almost nothing back. Fucking scum. Government should help to keep capitalism honest. Unfortunately, where the Waltons do put a lot of their money is into political contributions. They're in everybody's pocket, no lie. Even rinky-dink state senators get greased by these motherfuckers. What can we do? I go to Target. I agree, Jon. There’s good capitalists and there’s bad capitalists, for sure. Bill Gates: good capitalist; pours about half of his income into charitable foundations. Sam Walton and family: probably the worst kind of capitalist; breaks the backs of their suppliers, their workers and their competitors and gives almost nothing back. Fucking scum. Government should help to keep capitalism honest. Unfortunately, where the Waltons do put a lot of their money is into political contributions. They’re in everybody’s pocket, no lie. Even rinky-dink state senators get greased by these motherfuckers. What can we do? I go to Target.

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