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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:15 AM Original message |
Proper health care requires everybody in the same boat |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, like the military and Canada. Everybody's 'in' or nobody's in. nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes and it would be in everyone's interest to make sure it is the best... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Right. In Canada, everybody pays to participate through taxes. So, no free riders. nt |
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Raspberry (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Everybody pays taxes? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You pay for them now at a higher rate |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. You really think Canada would make homeless people pay taxes? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Ontario and GST combine to about a 14% sales tax. But everybody's in. nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. And they are all covered for just over half the cost of what we pay... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yes. nt |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. No, Medicaid for all |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Are you speaking about a private room or quicker access to care... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Private doctor and hospitals |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Some docs in the UK mix both private and public patients, if I have private |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Last time I checked doctors are not our slaves |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I would not want doctors to be our slaves ... |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. So your answer is quicker access to care, even though someone else... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
13. Equality? |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Something like, prioritize according to need instead of bank balance... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Hmmmm |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. People don't seem to get the concept. If everyone is in the same boat, then |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. EXACTLY!!! And it is also a matter of finances, allowing private companies |
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whattheidonot (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. young people |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Well, many of our jobs that disappeared to other countries like Canada |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. It all ties in together, many people stay with a bad job for the benefits... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. what's amazing to me is that people don't realize that YOUR health depends on MY health |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Correct, it is in all of our interests, both personally and for our nation. n/t |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. Well I really want to be on yacht or an ocean liner, but not at the expense |
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