Capitalism. Plain and simple.cthulhuspawn82 said:Healthcare is just insanely expensive here, way more than any other country. I could guess at some reason why but I'm sure the root causes are a topic of discussion for more educated individuals. I just have to leave it by saying "That's how it is here"shootthebandit said:It seems to work here in the UK and a lot of other countries. Sure the system is far from perfect and the wards arent like a five star hotel but it does the job. What is america doing so wrong that we are doing right...or vice versa?
It's why the analogies to other countries with working healthcare systems don't always work. The government cant afford to provide all its citizens with a free MRIs when an MRI costs 10 times as much as in other countries. I think its been shown that America actually spends more on healthcare than many other countries yet has less coverage, all because of prices.
Get as much money while providing as little as possible to maximize profits.
I love my country (Well, Washington state specifically) But I wouldn't MIND more socialism. Capitalism is good for the economy, no doubt. But I would venture that currently, we have too much of a good thing going on. WAY too much of a good thing.
Do you ever wish you had like, 100 pairs of arms so you could choke some sense into more than 1 person at a time? Whenever someone throws that "liberal" label around, I get that sort of feeling.Macgyvercas said:Daystar, we spend more on defense than the next 26 countries on the list combined, 24 of which are allies. We could cut the defense budget in half and be fine.Daystar Clarion said:If many Americans weren't so damn gung ho about paying less taxes, then it wouldn't be an issue.
It's 2013 and they still have no universal healthcare. It boggles the mind that a first world country lacks such a system.
Here's a thought.
You know that obscenely huge military they have? You know, the big one.
Take like 5% of that budget, and there's your universal healthcare. No extra taxes, just the money redistributed elsewhere.
You should probably look after the people in your own country before making something to kill the populace of another.
Also, according to some people I went to school with, apparently believing that we should focus on healthcare and education rather than socking all spare money into the military makes me a filthy liberal. If so...fucking guilty as charged.