National Healthcare Mythbusters #1: Kathleen

Inexpensive visits and treatment: short waiting times. That's National Health Care in Japan. Kathleen tells her story...

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[snaiperis]

@todddoom if you listend to her she works so she pays taxes and gets healthcare that she paid for

[todddoom]

So it cost you 15$, how much did it cost the tax payers of Japan?

[redicedragon]

Im not a wing-nut at this point I am unaffiliated conservatives are no more free market than liberals and free market is what i stand for.

You have a point I wont attack you like that again I do want to debate this issue.

The VA? I was in the military and I will say that if the VA is what we have to look forward to than we are all doomed. I can give you horror story after horror story about the VA from people who I know.

that if the VAs what we have to look forward to than we are all doomed.

[redicedragon]

Emergency rooms should be for legial tax paying citizens end of story.

[redicedragon]

you are out your damn mind.

you are justifying their illegal actions by their other illegal actions. you are insane I hope one of them uses your SSN some day. as far as caring for your neighbor would you be willing to give up all you work for but what you need to survive until every starving face on the planet has been feed? If so than how can you afford a computer? If not then who are you to talk? get over your self charity is not a function of government!

[redicedragon]

thanks for the rational question. I was beginning to losses hope in debating this topic.

[redicedragon]

I realized that i didn't mention illegal immigration in this post sorry. the report I think your talking about is from the who people 2000 census? Well it makes seines our country losses most its rating on economics. But even if I'm wrong how will charging tax paying and putting health care in the hands of the government that has failed at every program that they have tried to implement a good thing.?especially when none of the free market solutions have even been attempted?

[arby22207]

How could hospitals be in decline if there are great demand for it than ever before. Their population is getting order which will increase medical spending.

First of all, IT IS their health care systems bankrupting many hospitals because the gov't controls the doctor's fees. An average Japanese doctor makes about $120,000/year, working 70 hours/week. A nurse can make that much money in America.(not to mention it's more expensive to live in Japan) Closing down of ERs are only the beggining.

[redicedragon]

I am done with this debate but if you want to know my views and solutions that i would propose for the the healthcare problem other than socialized health care I will post it on my home page by the end of this weekend. I will address any comments from there.

Just to make clear as well I do not suport the rep or dem party I think they are both F*ed up beond repair. my views are my own and bassed on the Idea of a true free market when government only does the dutyes that it was intended to do.

[atlantarock87]

and again, How will doctors being government employees hurt the system? If your talking about them being paid less or not getting paid, that myth has been debunked. However, insurance companies have yet to pay several hospitals in New Mexico.....you should look it up.