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samaelrocks

08/05/08 11:48 AM

#344195 RE: wall_rus #344193

One of Mike's best points in that film was that doctors in Great Brittan get bonuses for giving PREVENTATIVE care.

You have to get paid for a service or providing a solution such as medicine though. And for profit. For example, how many break throughs come from Great Brittan in comparison to that which comes from the U.S.?

Lastly, IMO, when arguing who pays for medical or how, I believe you should use your home as a comparison. For example, when my roof get's old and needs replacing, does my homeowners insurance pay for it or do I? Of course it's my responsibility. So if we are paying for "maintenance" on our homes and vehicles, then why shouldn't "maintenance" for your own health be part of that? And to YOUR point assuming you are a legal citizen in the U.S., why should the uninsured be responsible for paying for health care here when illegal folks aren't? You figure out that answer and then we can talk socializing medicine here.

When the argument gets into medical proceedures over 10k like cancer, transplants, etc. maybe we could socialize that aspect while keeping the "maintenance" proceedures pay as you go.

My dad died of cancer in 95'. Man, it killed him within months of finding it. In the end, insurance dropped him and left my mom with around 20k in bills. But the doctor wrote that completely off the books! Maybe the socialized solution could be significant increases in the value of tax deductions for medical doctors?

Get the discussion out there. BUT we HAVE to solve the problems of illegal aliens abusing the system first the way Canada and Europe have.