[Rhodes22-list] Could I Have Another Helping of Big Government, Please?

[Herb Parsons]

This is almost funny in it's socialst leanings. Sorry, I know you find 
that offensive, but here's an example:

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As a country we spend 17 percent of our GDP on health care, the highest 
in the developed world. Ironically, we're not the healthiest nation, 
judging by our lagging numbers in life expectancy, infant mortality or 
other similar variables. Doesn't our government owe us an explanation?
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Why??? Why would our government "owe us an explanation" for our health? 
Are they forcing the french fries down our throats? Are they requiring 
that we buy 3 televisions per home and assorted "get off your feet on on 
your butts" gadgets to go with them?

Well, of course, if you wan to live in a nanny state, then obvioiusly 
the government would owe us an explanation for what we're doing to 
ourselves.

And, the author is dishonest in his implications:

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Then how do you explain our Maine patients going to Canada in truckloads 
to buy prescription drugs?
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Because the government in Canada forces the prescription drugs to be 
cheaper, and often subsidizes them.
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Or some insurance companies booking Uncle Leland's kidney transplants in 
India?
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For the same reason Uncle Bill ishiring out all his technical support to 
India, because it's cheaper. Do a quick survey amongst those that USE 
those services, see if they're "better"
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And to call McCain a "hypocrite" because he has taken advantage of 
"government run health-care" (through his father's and his military 
service" is the height of deception. He wasn't a freeloader, he wasn't 
participating in socilaized medicine. He was taking advantage of an 
employer offered health care system.

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as a nation, we find no trouble with Disney making $1 billion a year 
from Hannah Montana musicals
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You got it bubba, as long as Disney isn't making that $1 billion by 
coercing the government to force people to spend the money. It's called 
capitalism. It's a good thing,.

By the way, anyone that has kids and doesn't budget spending $2500 in 
health care isn't facing reality. So, he hasn't met his deductible for, 
which means this surgery would cost him out of pocket. Fine, wait until 
later in the year when more of the deductable's been met, or next year

Do you REALLY consider this sort of tripe hones reporting?


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