What is a nanny-state-socialist???
Why is it when faced with facts and the possibility of being wrong, we naturally digress to the 3rd grade and call each other names?
I bet your esteemed Dr. friend thinks we socialists should probably just fall in line behind the mighty USA and contribute our efforts to finding those "weapons of mass destruction" in the middle east too. Never mind the oil significance of Iraq.
He no doubt thinks we should let everybody buy guns like a pack of Winstons at the 7-11 on the corner so we can all truly have the free right to bear arms. Thats what keeps the trauma Dr.'s and undertakers in business.
I love the ignorance of some(and not all) in the US that think we are an inch away from a communist state that oppresses its masses when in fact we helped slaves flee to freedom from the southern US and their oppressors.
I must admitt that as a nation we are naturally too polite and not as proud of our heritage and history as the US. But that naturally leads us to look out for each other, instead of conquering each other... and the healthcare system is a reflection of that.
Rather than try to profit off our fellow neighbours by charging to keep them healthy and alive, we just have them contribute to a fund and if somebody needs care to keep them healthy or alive, we all bear the cost of it. Kind of strange concept, but really just insurance like the great corporations of the US...Met Life, Wawenesa, Prudential, Allstate, etc.
Do you know the difference between Doctors and God?? God doesnt think he is a doctor.
Alas, I am too fat to stand on the soapbox any longer and am done with this topic.
I really like the US and most americans I have met, but when I considered doing a masters degree in Massachusets I was distressed to find out I would have to pay $3000 a year for healthcare insurance....or even worse if I did get sick. I couldnt afford it.
