Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> Yep, or those who scream "government needs to keep its hands off my 
> Medicare" (a government-run program).

> Or those who threaten to leave for Cuba, or Italy, or .... without 
> actually knowing that their target country is more like the thing they 
> hate about where the US is going.

I believe that it has been quite clearly shown that the Europan-style
healthcare system is actually *cheaper* (ie. requires less money from the
citizens) than the American system, yet it's much more efficient because
basically all citizens get good healthcare (basically for free.)

Some Americans argue that such a healthcare system would lower its
*quality*. This is based purely on preconceptions, because in most
European countries medical practice is top-of-the-world quality. I don't
think it loses much (if anything) to the quality of the best medical
practice in the US.

And it's not like European-style healthcare forbids private practice.
If you are rich and want to go to a private doctor, nothing stops you.
(There can actually be benefits from doing that. Most prominently that
waiting times are much shorter due to lower demand.)

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                                                          - Warp

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