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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:40 PM Original message |
US Healthcare vs the rest of the world |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Living in Japan here - if they tell you "there will be lines, no choice of doctors..." |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. if we could only be so lucky as you |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. But, but... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Brilliant analysis! Absolutely brilliant. Who says money can't buy health? In the US it can. |
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MattSh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 07:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Yep, here in Kiev.... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. slips of paper |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's time. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. TYVM. It is something that upsets me to no end. |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Economist on health care in France: |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Distressing to know patients pay up front! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. But WOW, is it PROFITABLE! |
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kdmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 04:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Just looked up the Jeb Bush thing |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. And those are the U.S. averages |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Great post! We need UHC urgently! |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not to mention the toll on the American psyche |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. singlepayer health care is the only reasonable option.......... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. HR 676 Read it, understand it, promote it. We will get Universal SinglePayer |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. So happy to see Jerrold Nadler's name up there. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Great! Give him a big THANKS!! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. oy. So sorry. Hope it is only temporary. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. Short video explaining SinglePayer |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. MUST SEE! I've seen it before; the word needs to get out about this video. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Be my guest, and do the spreading! Start a thread with just the video. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Done! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Thanks! I think you got a few more to watch it! |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
38. Brilliant! Simplest, most ingenious analogy I've seen on single-payer. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Your a bunch of communists! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. ANYONE watch the short video in #13??? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. yes! |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
27. Single-payer vs. universal "coverage" |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. One correction. HR676 is CONYER'S bill--DK is a co-sponsor. |
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warren pease (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yeah, I noticed that in another post in this thread ... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No, Kucinich claims to have a health care bill. It's HR676. That's Conyer's bill. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. "universal, single public payer" |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. HR 676 would be the other words. ^_^ |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. okay, you made me look |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Hey! You looked! ^_^ Now, if you can just get 'Murkins to look! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
30. Until we cut out the parasitic middlemen, meaning the |
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