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19. If ever there were a country dedicated to its own citizens, it would be Switzerland.

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 05:14 AM

Mar 2017

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A friend just got out of 8-1/2 hours of cancer surgery [View all] stollen Mar 2017 OP

The US needs to look at other models for health care. Ilsa Mar 2017 #1

Sanders discussed this basic idea until he turned blue stollen Mar 2017 #3

No, he did not talk about it until he turned blue. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #15

Much attention has been paid to other countries' exceptional and northoftheborder Mar 2017 #2

voters with a clue also helps. stollen Mar 2017 #4

In Switzerland, people are required to purchase private TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #10

The thing that's funny TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #20

Yeah, the minute I cross the border, the prices rise incredibly stollen Mar 2017 #22

Medical costs in the US are absolutely disgusting stollen Mar 2017 #7

Wishing you good luck with your surgery. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #13

Thanks! I appreciate it. stollen Mar 2017 #21

He is the worst of the worst. Initech Mar 2017 #6

I tried to call all his office numbers stollen Mar 2017 #8

butbutbut amerika has the BESTEST medi$$$ine. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #9

USA didn't used to be bad LeftInTX Mar 2017 #11

What's the cancer type? Norbert9 Mar 2017 #12

Yes stollen Mar 2017 #17

Glad your friend got that care. democrank Mar 2017 #16

The US system is uncivilized stollen Mar 2017 #18