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Forum: USA
Jul 30th 2008, 3:35 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

I've used Fed Ex quite a bit, and had lousy experiences with them, too. (I remember one particularly glorious incident when one package that was supposed to travel about 1,500 miles overnight was...
Forum: USA
Jul 30th 2008, 2:52 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

I don't think that anyone wants to eliminate that choice.

The point is that it's a bit OOT to make direct comparison between one service that is meant to serve everyone, and another niche service...
Forum: USA
Jul 30th 2008, 8:32 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

When it is possible to send a Fed Ex for 42 cents, we can all use it more often. Until then, the post office is just fine with me.

(And my post office provides great service. Really courteous...
Forum: USA
Jul 28th 2008, 4:37 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

I've dealt with various levels of government, both as a citizen and as a professional, and I'd say that it's a mixed bag. Some of them can be pretty awful, but on the whole, I think that they are...
Forum: USA
Jul 28th 2008, 12:49 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

If employees receive a tax credit, the insurers will simply respond by raising the premiums and taking most of the new free money for themselves. A credit is an indirect handout to the insurance...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 8:44 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

I assume that you are referring to "public debt." As this table notes, the figures are all over the place.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_pub_deb-economy-public-debt

Personally, I...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 7:35 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

I grew up here and carry the blue passport with the eagle without any shame, but I agree with the majority posting here that the US system sucks, too. I've seen plenty of examples of its failures...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 1:59 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

The problem with this for the US would be that the insurers would not like a system that encourages a lot of opt outs. To push people to choose the optional private plan, insurers would lobby to...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 3:05 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

A "plan," by definition, is a scheme for an insurer to avoid payment for certain items. Co-pays, deductibles, exclusions and the rest are all meant to push obligations back to the policyholder.
...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 2:45 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

Insurance companies don't compete to serve sickly people, because they are inherently unprofitable. So the competition-free market rules do not apply to this situation.

The private system in its...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2008, 2:38 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

When the country ends up with health care reform (which I believe is inevitable, because business will increasingly clamor for it as its soaring costs make them uncompetitive in a global market), I...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 9:10 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

A co-pay will cause people who can't pay to avoid treatment because they can't afford it.

Better solutions would be to raise the tax for everyone, which would allocate the costs toward higher...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 8:56 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

In a system that makes sense, co-pays would be used to prevent abusers.

In the US system, they are used to bankrupt people and let them suffer. As is often the case, we can be a bit over-the-top,...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 8:45 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

If the society was already paying for health care through taxes, then it would be redundant to charge for them twice. The taxes should have already covered the cost.

I believe in some modest use...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 3:45 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

You talk about medication as if it's a luxury good that should only be available to those who prove themselves worthy. Even Tracy isn't saying this.

I can understand that if people want Porsches...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 3:13 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

You've probably already figured this out, so apologies in advance for stating the obvious, but it comes down to this:

If you tell Americans that something is "socialistic" or anti-Christian, you...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 2:35 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

FWIW, I've never partaken in the services of the NHS, but I did once see a private doctor in Gibraltar for a minor ailment.

I was horrified to find that I was able to get an immediate...
Forum: USA
Jul 26th 2008, 2:29 am
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

He would have the freedom to die on the sidewalk of his choice.
Forum: USA
Jul 25th 2008, 7:58 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

That was entirely too sensible for anybody's good. You still have time to delete that comment, you know.
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 10:19 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

This wouldn't happen to be your attending physicians, would it?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1941525/Victory-Day-parade-on-Red-Square.html?image=9

The idea of sick people getting treatment...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 10:18 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

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Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 10:00 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

But how can this be?!?! I thought that we were all rugged...well, you know...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 9:53 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

Here's the basic problem: we have taken one aspect of our lives (employment/ career) and linked it almost inextricably with another aspect of our lives that has nothing to do with working (health...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 9:13 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

Yes, until the person gets ill, falls on the losing end of what once was a symbiotic relationship, loses the job that provides insurance, and ends up without coverage within 18 months of that...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2008, 8:57 pm
Replies: 1,214
Views: 47,670
Posted By RoadWarriorFromLP

Re: Land of opportunity...

You're wholly dependent upon the whims of your boss for your health care, and you want someone else to get real?

Honestly, among us, you are in need of the reality check. Medical expenses are the...
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