soilworked86 (December 25th, 2008 @ 8:55 am)

Diabetics = fat people (for the most part) so I mentioned that already. Genetic diseases and behavioral disorders aren't caused by lifestyle choices so I have no issues with these people. P.S. With UHC in place, I see a lot of expensive mundane procedures/treatments that are generally perceived as "important" suddenly be deemed not as important as once thought (i.e. Ritalin, infant circumcisions, 6-month dental checkups, etc) in order to curb wasteful spending. For that, I say Praise da Lawd.

beadphreak (December 25th, 2008 @ 8:29 am)

What else will be our problem: Diabetics -- an epidemic in the USA. Genetic diseases? Behavioral/psych disorders? Terminal cancers? (so NOT cost effective) How about the homeless schitzophrenics who drink & drug to quiet the voices in their heads? Are the less deserving because they offend our sensibilities? Of course, they belong in hospitals which Reagan shut down 25 yrs ago for the fantasy of "community based care". Who will UHC serve? Everyone or nobody?

soilworked86 (December 15th, 2008 @ 5:23 am)

I like the idea of universal health care, but if it does ever come to pass in the USA, the following groups of people will automatically become my enemies: all smokers all druggies all binge drinkers all fat people You get the idea. Why? Because their lifestyle choices will have suddenly become my problem. UHC = good. UHC burdened by an unhealthy populace due to bad choices = bad.

BeyondTheSpectrum08 (November 9th, 2008 @ 10:56 pm)

I always hear people opposed to the idea of universal health care talk about the many problems of the Canadian and other systems. I've talked to many others from these "Socialist" countries, and I have yet to meet one willing to trade what THEY have for the American system where you are left to your own devices; a system where most bankruptcies are due to the inability to pay for the highest medical costs in the world beyond-the-political-spectrum.blogspot(dot)com/

msfirefly23 (November 6th, 2008 @ 9:42 pm)

Obama needs to use this one

Cuicio07 (November 2nd, 2008 @ 9:23 am)

we don't have a health care problem, we have a health insurance problem. Universal health care is a bad idea.

KenCat1337 (October 20th, 2008 @ 7:11 pm)

Dennis and Gravel were the best Democratic candidates.. However, I now know that capitalism is unsustainable, no matter how much you attempt to reform it.

thoughtsurfer (September 11th, 2008 @ 4:05 pm)

The Canadians are having some problems because they have nursing shortages and need to expand bed coverage. Don't let the right-wing jackasses fool you. Let's think about this logically. Private insurers are a business and businesses, by their very nature, are trying to maximize their profits and minimize their payments. Of course, those payments are your health and well-being. Do you really want your health being controlled by that kind of system?

GamerJerks (September 8th, 2008 @ 1:32 am)

yeah i have to live with these fools.

GamerJerks (September 8th, 2008 @ 1:29 am)

like we all ready don't wait a long time for payed health care.

magnumpeon (September 7th, 2008 @ 2:46 pm)

This is going to happen and hopefully in the next 10 years. People are going bankrupt without this solution. Europeans and Canadians I talk to love their national health care and laugh at the myth that it won't work in the US. Stop allowing yourselves to be brainwashed by the right wing on this issue.

thelaughingman (August 29th, 2008 @ 6:11 am)

wow your an idiot. Every single statistic concerning patient death is lower in canada. This includes people that die waiting for health care. There is no perfect system and no one said that its just better. The reason why we have low wait times is we kick out the people that can't afford it. An politicians already have a better system then we the "regular people" its funded by the government. Besides we have too long of wait times for treatment we can let the pentagon research the problem.