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Assunto: Re: "free health care is a meaningless point"
The Usurper: Your Bible quotes are meaningless on me. I just skip them.
It is a meaningless point that you offer because it's only ONE thing in a socialist system. Free health care doesn't equate to a high quality of life. Besides that, the health care system in England leaves a lot to be desired. It's riddled with problems. The only benefit is that those that don't pay into the system don't have to worry about paying for care. But that care isn't always the best and it isn't timely care. Doesn't Canada have a similar health care system? Odd isn't it that many Canadian citizens come to the USA for care. There are long waiting lines in Canada. There is a shortage of doctors and nurses. And just try to get an MRI in Canada. One man got tired of waiting for his "turn" and registered as "Fido" in an animal hospital because they had such a machine and the waiting list wasn't as long.
There may be some small advantages in Englands health care system but it doesn't measure up to a free-market approach to health care. Perhaps the US system isn't perfect, but it's not an improvement to go to a free health care system. That is more than a step backwards.