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In reply to the discussion: European-style welfare states are lovely! [View all]mr blur
(7,753 posts)32. But we (UK) can have private insurance if we want (or want to pay for) it -
we just don't have to and no-one is denied healthcare.
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Indeed they are, but republicans worry that Americans might get ideas from Europe so
pampango
Jan 2012
#2
Don't give them any ideas. Most republicans may think English was made in America.
pampango
Jan 2012
#10
sometimes they change their minds. I met a midwestern woman who is Norwegian by descent and
CTyankee
Jan 2012
#22
Actually, yes they do. Haven't you noticed that schools and libraries are being closed?
csziggy
Jan 2012
#86
What are you going on about? Rather than having basic insurance and freedom to get more
uppityperson
Jan 2012
#72
No matter how you try to spin this, it's seriously getting more comical with each statement.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2012
#49
"And defending the "freedom" to die for want of medical treatment is not an argument I would care to
kctim
Jan 2012
#89
"using government to force another individual to believe as you do"? WTF? Who is doing that?
uppityperson
Jan 2012
#102
freedom for 45,000 people to die uninsured each year. yay for rugged individualism. we're so smart.
piratefish08
Jan 2012
#48
The US government "mandates" that you pretty much have to buy insurance, or you're screwed.
Quantess
Feb 2012
#115
You are free to not use your insurance if you don't want to. Having the ability to use it is giving
uppityperson
Jan 2012
#71
We don't get to pick and chose what government services are paid for by our tax money
csziggy
Jan 2012
#90
Just. Don't. Use. It. Like you can chose to not use public schools or roads.
uppityperson
Jan 2012
#103
to me this is like saying, i won't drive on highways so i won't pay taxes
La Lioness Priyanka
Jan 2012
#23
If we're going to have affordable private insurance, it'll have to be non-profit coops
meow2u3
Jan 2012
#27
There is currently a financial crisis in Europe. Surely this bears on the discussion. nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#19
This austerity debate is American made as a part of disaster capital and Milton Friedman's trickle
jwirr
Jan 2012
#29