Sen. Bernie Sanders [I-VT] On Heath Care:

Jun 09, 2009 09:46

Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege
Let's be clear. Our health care system is disintegrating. Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even more are underinsured with high deductibles and co-payments. At a time when 60 million people, including many with insurance, do not have access to a medical home, more than 18,000 Americans die ( Read more... )

the new new deal, social safety nets, healthcare

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theheretic June 9 2009, 23:37:29 UTC
Which is why so many of us will face "pay to play" healthcare and the industry itself will collapse into a two tiered system "competent expensive Private care" and "incompetent/dangerous socialized medicine". If you are knowledgeable you might survive on the socialized medicine plan, however anybody without knowledge could easily die from anything more complicated than a GP can diagnose in 5 minutes.

It is already going that way. Its just going to be a more noticeable break instead of the pretend overlooked one we have now.

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nebris June 10 2009, 00:14:57 UTC
So you're admitting that Capitalism is the problem here.

~M~

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theheretic June 10 2009, 00:36:50 UTC
No. I am admitting that people are the problem here. See the difference?

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nebris June 10 2009, 02:14:19 UTC
Have fun when they cut off your feet.

~M~

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theheretic June 10 2009, 02:16:07 UTC
Or go blind so I can never read again. Won't that be fun!

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