So, you still want socialized medicine
A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%, England 46%, Canada 42%,
Percentage of patients diagnosed withdiabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%, England 15%, Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
U.S. 90%, England 15%, Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 77%, England 40%, Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S. 71, England 14, Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 12%, England 2%, Canada 6%
Yes please ;)
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F*ck no!
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Those statistics aren't a commentary on socialized medicine as a concept, only on those specific instances of it. I still believe that the US has the infrastructure and, despite the recession, the wealth needed to provide socialized medicine with no downturn in quality. Side: Yes please ;)
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Yes, I still want sociliazed medicine. Is it so hard to believe that I want 47 million people in this country to recieve healthcare so they at LEAST die comfortably in a hospital as opposed to the street or a hovel? Show some compassion. I doubt these are even 100% real statistics, considering 73% of statistics are false. ;) Side: Yes please ;)
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I'd rather pay for high quality healthcare than be forced to pay for low quality healthcare. This is going to sound mean, but we are not all entitled to healthcare. You have to work for it. Sorry, but we are the land of the free. You're so free here that you have the freedom to surrender your privilege to healthcare by not working for it. Side: F*ck no!
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