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CTyankee

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25. I traveled to Europe each year for 10 consecutive years to research art works and history. In each
Fri Sep 24, 2021, 11:45 AM
Sep 2021

country I made it a practice to ask Europeans if they wanted "American style health care" and they all said NO! They said that they were happy with their doctors. That there was no "rationing."

We were fed bullshit and lies. Come to find out they were backed by large medical "providers" and health care and drug companies.

There are large swaths of this country who believe these lies because they don't know any better. If they did, they would have their eyes opened.

Profit trumps the public good in this country. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2021 #1
Agreed moose65 Sep 2021 #2
We're the most obese nation on Earth, and getting worse every year NickB79 Sep 2021 #3
It is for profit. Unfortunately, which politicians are going to tell doctors, nurses, Hoyt Sep 2021 #4
This simply isn't true edhopper Sep 2021 #5
Exactly. Our nurses and doctors make more than counterparts in Britain, Germany, etc. Hoyt Sep 2021 #6
Again, you are wrong edhopper Sep 2021 #9
Do you even read the articles? US docs make a good 20+% more than Hoyt Sep 2021 #12
Last sentence edhopper Sep 2021 #13
Let's take a break with that. Have enjoyed the discussion. Hope we end up Hoyt Sep 2021 #14
Yes edhopper Sep 2021 #17
Malpractice caps is what we were told in Texas would lower HC cost and it didn't. The MPI didn't go uponit7771 Sep 2021 #26
Agree 100%. Hoyt Sep 2021 #27
They are making $$ dweller Sep 2021 #7
Same with assisted living n/t hibbing Sep 2021 #8
In a word, greed... I've worked in hospitals for many decades and if the money is there... mitch96 Sep 2021 #10
Health insurance, the more medical costs are the larger the profits are. If they pay out $100 doc03 Sep 2021 #11
One risk pool is a health care system. Multiple risk pools is an investment scheme. Ron Green Sep 2021 #15
Health care does not need to be that expensive but the system supports it. For goodness sake, akbacchus_BC Sep 2021 #16
Insurance companies don't care so much about costs... hunter Sep 2021 #18
There is no one reason. There is about a dozen reasons. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #19
Yes Drs and Nurses make a living edhopper Sep 2021 #21
I didn't say there was no profit involved. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #31
So when edhopper Sep 2021 #32
This isn't a forum where we criticize our own. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #33
I agree edhopper Sep 2021 #34
Working for a living isn't that kind of "profit." hunter Sep 2021 #35
Profit over morals. Merica! sarcasmo Sep 2021 #20
There is also a need to overhaul our nutritional guidance. redqueen Sep 2021 #22
We were told again and again that we "don't want socialized medicine" cuz you can't pick your own CTyankee Sep 2021 #23
They had arguments edhopper Sep 2021 #24
I traveled to Europe each year for 10 consecutive years to research art works and history. In each CTyankee Sep 2021 #25
Shareholders are the 21st century gods. And we continue to sacrifice grandma's health to them. lindysalsagal Sep 2021 #28
"Shareholders" is also bullshit edhopper Sep 2021 #30
DURec leftstreet Sep 2021 #29
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