On FRONTLINE Tonight "Sick around the World" About how other countries have Universal Health Care

[Up2Late]

On Now!

<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/>

<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/>

[Mika]

1. Thanks for the reminder.

Too bad they didn't include Cuba.

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[Up2Late]

2. This is really good so far!

England, Japan, and German, all paying nothing.

[Mika]

3. They pay.

With taxes.

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[rurallib]

5. Ah yes - but much lower percentage of GDP

and all are covered and no illnesses are excepted.

[L. Coyote]

4. on the hour BUMP

[fencesitter]

6. Great show, but look at this...

I went to the Frontline website for the discussion after the show. Lots of praise and educated pros and cons, then there was this:

Dear FRONTLINE,

This was pure propaganda. Nobody in this country is denied health care. Even illegal immigrants get the best medical care in the world paid for by hard working Americans. It is a one-sided story assuming the worst about our system. It is a disgrace that PBS gets any tax dollars and it will not get an extra donation from me.

zed Edmister
raleigh, NC

This is what we're up against...<sigh>

[lonestarnot]

7. There's the token great morale dumbass post.

[Bozita]

9. What I fear is that the token dumbass has a lot of company.

Remember Harry and Louise?

Those folks have tons of money for TV ads.

Just ask Billy Tauzin.

[lonestarnot]

10. Most of them are here in AZ. Unless you are here, maybe you worry too much.

But then again, maybe I'm wrong.

[Up2Late]

12. Yup, there's always at least one of those idiots who feel they must share their stupidity with us.

How much you want to be "zed Edmister" has never been outside the U. S. of A.?

When I was in Poland in January 2007, I asked our waitress how much she was paying to go to College and guess what happened. She looked completely confused at the whole concept of "paying for College" because she paid nothing to go to College.

An yes, I know, they pay taxes for that, but so did we, the "rich American tourists." We also paid the 22% VAT (Value Added Tax) and the additional 7% VAT for our hotel room, but even with all that Tax, our very nice room was still only about $70.00 Dollars for 2 nights at the hotel.

[Beaverhausen]

8. thanks for the heads up. I'm recording it for later

[L. Coyote]

11. West Coast kick

[Bozita]

13. last call for leftcoasters