The evils of socialized medicine

[den]

I should add that I didn't pay for any of this (well, not in cash. Everyone above minimum wage pays a 1.5% tax) It was all bulk-billed to medicare.

Comments

[marmoe.livejournal.com]

Yay for evil socialized medicine. I am quite happy with what we have over here, too. :)

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Commie!

;)

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

I will admit that when you first posted my absolute first thought at the list of medical care was oh shit and he just bought a house, indicating worry at the inevitable complete financial meltdown of combined medical expenses and a new mortgage. My second thought, shortly thereafter, was that you lived in a civilized country where that didn't happen to people.

I hope we fall to similar evil, and the sooner the better.

[fenris-lorsrai.livejournal.com]

Here in the US the employee AND the employer each pay 1.5% to Medicare... and we only cover a tiny percentage of the population that way. The majority of people have to pay that PLUS go out and buy private health insurance.

Very stupid.

[ms-interpret.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, that evil that helps people. It's the trickiest evil of all. :)

[dabroots.livejournal.com]

I would love to pay 1 1/2 cents out of every dollar I earn and get comprehensive health care in return. There are people dying every day in this country because they have none. I have it at least for only another month, but only if I visit doctors at one particular hospital here in Pittsburgh. If I became ill or was injured outside the city, I'd be up the creek.

Nice post

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