| Some misconceptions about universal health care?

Some misconceptions about universal health care?

Laughing all the way asked the question:

I’ve read many misconceptions about universal healthcare. No, it’s not perfect, yes sometimes there are waits. But here are some misconceptions and the facts.
MYTH:It takes weeks to months to go see a gp.
Fact: Walk in clinics are everywhere for most of them an appointment is not nessecary. it doesn’t take weeks or months at the most a few hours. I’ve never waited longer than 5 minutes.
MYTH: You can’t decide what doctor you want to see.
FACT: You can go see any doctor you wish.
MYTH: The doctors aren’t as good.
FACT: They go through intense medical training.
MYTH: There are no medical advancements done in countries with universal healthcare.
FACT: Canada is the county that invented the pacemaker, discovered insulin for dietbedies, we were the first ones to start practicing chemotherepy on cancer patients, Canada was the first country to practice heart surgery by a robot , the ones who invented the electric wheelchair, we discovered the DNA gene for cystic fibrosis…
Those are just a few advancements from one country who has universal healthcare. There are thousands more from other countries as well.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Plus the UofA might have the cure for alheimers and other forms of dimensia.
Midnightmoons: I can understand that.
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Be enlighted,

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2 Responses to “Some misconceptions about universal health care?”

  1. Science Geek on March 17th, 2009 7:43 am

    What you have to understand about Americans is that they’re idiots. They think we can’t afford this but they don’t realize that ten percent of our military budget for one year could fund universal health care for five years. Our military wastes so much money it’s disgusting. People should’ve listened to Eisenhower when he warned against building an industrial military complex, but they didn’t. Now we’re screwed.

    PS. Have you ever watched one of those documentaries where military officers and R&D guys talk about future wars and the battlefields of tommorow. They still plan for things as if we’re in WWII. Peace is not even a thought that enters their brains (it would cost them funding).

  2. midnightmoon62 on March 20th, 2009 12:59 pm

    The problem is that it means raising taxes. Our gov (the US) misuses our tax money already to such a huge degree that no one trusts this money would actually go where it is supposed to. That would put us in a worse position than we are now.