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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Have you ever seen coke commercials? They sell the brand, lifestyle, image, etc, they sell everything other than the fact that it is flavored carbonated water.
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They may feature a lifestyle, but they show a beverage. It's the consumer that assumes that drinking coke will get you laid by a celebrity or something.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
One of the reasons we spend more on health care is because we can. You have to be careful of the conclusions drawn from this data.
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Well compare the US to France. They get the best healthcare in the world bar none (according to the WHO). Bar none, and they spend a little over half of what we spend... and they manage to make it available for everyone. That's the conclusion I draw.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
If people get free coverage, why don't you think they would take full advantage of it?
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They will, but there won't be an insurance company leeching money from the whole process, which will free up more funds. In addition to that, there are much lower instances of lawsuits against doctors in the UK, Canada, and France, which would suggest that malpractice would drop off, too. If you ask a doctor where all the money goes, he or she will tell you it's those two places. That's why universal healthcare is such a great option.