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rockzilla · 06-18-2003, 06:25 PM

I'm not talking about completely abandoning our health care, I'm talking about keeping our free (slow) system, but adding the option to pay a private business (a lot of money) to care for you immedietely, hence the term "two-tier".
This might sound a bit plutocratic, but if I can afford to pay someone to cut me open and fix me up, why do I have to wait in line with everybody else when I could be in and out of a private clinic in less than a day?
I would never trade our current health care system for a U.S. style one, but with more and more doctors leaving our country because there's no money in public health care, things won't get better anytime soon.

btw... excellent article splck.

06-18-2003, 06:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	I'm not talking about completely abandoning our health care, I'm talking about keeping our free (slow) system, but adding the option to pay a private business (a lot of money) to care for you immedietely, hence the term "two-tier". This might sound a bit plutocratic, but if I can afford to pay someone to cut me open and fix me up, why do I have to wait in line with everybody else when I could be in and out of a private clinic in less than a day? I would never trade our current health care system for a U.S. style one, but with more and more doctors leaving our country because there's no money in public health care, things won't get better anytime soon. btw... excellent article splck. Last edited by rockzilla; 06-18-2003 at 06:36 PM..