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Originally Posted by Willravel
............Take health care reform as an example. I feel I've seen enough raw data to conclude that the general libertarian position, that the health care industry should remain private, simply won't work. I plan on fighting for a different system either until I win, I die, or some new and convincing data becomes available. ...............
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in the military, i've been subject to socialized medicine, i'm not a fan. from what i understand, many many many Canadians come down south to the states for healthcare, because they can be seen when they need to be seen, and don't have to wait for treatment like they do in a socialized situation.
if they are living it, and aren't happy (granted, no such thing as making everyone happy), doesn't it make a point against socialized health care?
i had a wisdom tooth problem. i went to the governemnt dentist, i was the only patient in the whole place, i needed it removed, he wouldn't do it, i had to wait because it was his "day off, " or something. i forget.
so i left his office and drove downtown to a local private dentist. i paid 50 bucks and my tooth was removed, i was better and ready to deal with what i had to deal with. for me, private health care is totally the way to go. i don't see any merit to socialized government run health care. then again, i can afford it, sort of, as opposed to those who cannot. if people could afford the health care they need, would you prefer privatized health care, or socialized? i would say private. competition breeds better performance.