On 01/05/05 17:09 ET, Anthony said...
I agree, just meant that I think the guys here
are smart enough to understand that.
Honestly a public system is a lot like a private
one with insurance. The insurance payment you
are paying today will be used for someone that
needs treatment now, when you get sick you don't
pay and your premium and that of others will be
used to pay for you. The big differences
1) everyone is paying to their capacity (i.e.
taxes) and is covered equally depending on their
needs
This sounds pretty close to a quote from a certain book by a certain German philosopher.
2) government and medical institutions not trying
to make a profit
You'll have a hard time convincing me profits are bad.
3) even though doctors are well paid they are
still public servants and so cost can be controlled.
I have a client that's a highly paid heart specialist that moved to the states so he could make what he was worth. Taking the profit motive out of medicine could lead to less that the best care.
anyways, I guess we should let them get back to
their original topic, my original post was meant
a bit in jest and did not mean to derail the thread
Anthony, I would hate if this thread turned into a debate over the merits of socialism. Let's agree that you can be happy with your system and we can be happy with ours.
