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[primroseburrows]

An idea whose time has long past come:

H.R. 676: The United States National Health Insurance Act ('Expanded & Improved Medicare For All' Bill)The US is the ONLY developed nation in the world without a national health care system. Why is this? Silly question. The insurance companies don't want their incomes to shrink, and I honestly think that the

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[revbiscuit]

OMG SOCIALISM!

It never fails to crack me up to see socialism as a (very long) dirty word. Not that we really know what it means around here any longer. *g*

[primroseburrows]

It never fails to crack me up to see socialism as a (very long) dirty word.

I always get "You are a SOCIALIST" on all those "what is your political persuasion?" memes. I'm not, really, but I do think that Socialists make a lot of good points. However, getting a national health system doesn't have anything to do with socialism. It's about human rights, IMO.

[revbiscuit]

getting a national health system doesn't have anything to do with socialism. It's about human rights, IMO.

Absolutely. I've long believed that as a society we have a duty to protect each other, and one of the things we can do is spend some money on healthcare for all those that *need* it, instead of just for those who can afford it.

That's why I find my work so fulfilling really; I know I'm a bean counter and that hardly saves lives, but every bean I manage to save us goes back in the pot for everyone else, and you never know when you may need it.

[primroseburrows]

I don't see broadcast TV enough to keep up with everything (yeah, I'm weird, I know), but I'll see if I can get it online. And that's the thing about the Daily Show; it is the real news. The only thing is, if you don't cover it with comedy, it's basically not allowed. :/

I have good insurance right now, but there were times when I didn't. From what I've been reading, even people with decent insurance still end up being rejected for all sorts of things and have to pay out of pocket. If that happened to me, I'm seriously fucked, because I don't have a savings.

[newleaf31]

AIEEEEEEE SOCIALIZED MEDICINE EEEEEEK! The whole of American society will be undermined; our founding principles will be violated! FLEE!

*books one-way flight to London, oy vey*

[newleaf31]

*reads other comments*

It would appear that your f-list has experience a freakish kind of mind-meld. We can only hope this is not a condition that will require a doctor's assistance to remedy, because if it does, we're fucked.

[primroseburrows]

We can only hope this is not a condition that will require a doctor's assistance to remedy

Nah, mind-melds can be Fun!

[primroseburrows]

Hehee. :) And it's not even socialized medicine they're asking for in this bill *g* Socialized medicine means that the government runs the whole show, pays the docs, etc. This isn't that at all. The docs would still stay private.

London? Oooh, I'll go with you. We can visit Parliament.