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johnslat
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Dear Chancellor,
I'm sorry. I interpreted "cannot be turned away" to mean "cannot be turned away, period."
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John |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Well, I guess if Uncle Sam is asked whether the US health care system is the best in the world, he definitely will reply by a big YES! 
My guess is that the Americans views on the issue of health care system are reflected by their 'political' affiliation and belief.
"A poll released in March 2008 by the Harvard School of Public Health and Harris Interactive found that Americans are divided in their views of the U.S. health system, and that there are significant differences by political affiliation. When asked whether the U.S. has the best health care system or if other countries have better systems, 45% said that the U.S. system was best and 39% said that other countries' systems are better. Belief that the U.S. system is best was highest among Republicans (68%), lower among independents (40%), and lowest among Democrats (32%). Over half of Democrats (56%) said they would be more likely to support a presidential candidate who advocates making the U.S. system more like those of other countries; 37% of independents and 19% of Republicans said they would be more likely to support such a candidate. 45% of Republicans said that they would be less likely to support such a candidate, compared to 17% of independents and 7% of Democrats."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States
Well, John, I think you are a Democrat vis a vis the US health care system. |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I guess if Uncle Sam is asked whether the US health care system is the best in the world, he definitely will reply by a big YES!
My guess is that the Americans views on the issue of health care system are reflected by their 'political' affiliation and belief.
"A poll released in March 2008 by the Harvard School of Public Health and Harris Interactive found that Americans are divided in their views of the U.S. health system, and that there are significant differences by political affiliation. When asked whether the U.S. has the best health care system or if other countries have better systems, 45% said that the U.S. system was best and 39% said that other countries' systems are better. Belief that the U.S. system is best was highest among Republicans (68%), lower among independents (40%), and lowest among Democrats (32%). Over half of Democrats (56%) said they would be more likely to support a presidential candidate who advocates making the U.S. system more like those of other countries; 37% of independents and 19% of Republicans said they would be more likely to support such a candidate. 45% of Republicans said that they would be less likely to support such a candidate, compared to 17% of independents and 7% of Democrats."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States
Well, John, I think you are a Democrat vis a vis the US health care system. |
"Best" is a purely subjective term and is really meaningless in discussions like this one.
The primary issue for me when it comes to this idea of universal health care is that the United States has a constitution that doesn't give the federal government the authority to establish health care or any other kind of social program. I believe in the Constitution and the very limited federal government it gave us. I don't want the big government nanny state that takes care of (and controls) its citizens from cradle to grave.
But probably the best option for the original poster (trying to bring this back on topic) is to pursue state teaching certification and a job in one of the government indoctrination centers (public schools), since those jobs do tend to provide health insurance as a benefit. |
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