oh those dreadful socialists. [View all]
First of all, it appears that i have hepatitis C and need a transplant. Prior to Obama's health care plan, my insurance was ready to kick me out. That law stopped them.
Now as to socialized medicine, something civilized countries offer their citizens, read this and weep. Yes, people will pay for it with taxes, but we are taxed to death and get nothing back except wars. While traveling in Portugal recently, I fell off a step and broke my foot. The hotel called a doctor (3 in the morning) who came to my room to see me! Try that here! Next i was bundled off in an ambulance for a 40 mile ride to a hospital, was taken straight in for an xray, then after about 20 mins was seen by an orthopedic surgeon and placed in a cast.
Now get this! Not once did anyone mention money until i had been taken care of. Here you sit in a waiting room while the doctor is in the back somewhere humping a nurse or something while you sit and slowly die. How much did this cost? Since i hadn't lived in Europe for many years, I no longer had the right to free medicine but thats all right. Who can guess the bill? 150.00 euros!!! (approx 175 dollars)!!! Now tell me how i would have been treated here, and slapped with a 5000 dollar bill? If that is socialism then i'm all for it). Just let me jump the gun for a moment; yes i am going to live in Europe next year so telling me to go back where I belong is a little redundant!
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