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no one is an island Tommyo....
you speak as though universal healthcare was some kind of horrific doomsday scenario....
we're all interconnected....we're all in this together....
i guess there will always be a sizeable amount of folks that have a 'me' first and fuck everyone else attitude, but you know what?...part of being in the 'human race' club is actually giving a toss about the people around you...its not enough to look at someone in the gutter and think 'well..fuck them...its all their own fault anyhow...
everyone..and i mean everyone needs some help at one part of their lives or another...
we have free healthcare here in canada....and yes...its got it's fare share of problems..not denying that....
but...
there have been more than a few times when myself or someone in the family has needed something...and guess what...its a big relief when you get to the hospital and there's no hassles, no worrying about money, no worrying about coverage of this or that....sorry if this is a rant...but i get a little tired of hearing the same old 'universal healthcare is a bad idea' from folks that have never had it.
its a good thing for the vast majority of people...besides...after you've been watching your country's finances go down the fucking tubes for the past few weeks, don't you think that line of 'less government involvement' is getting ridiculous?
a little more government involvment might have kept a lot of 401k's (or whatever the fuck they're called) from turning into worthless paper...just a thought...
(and my appologies if this feels like any kind of attack or anything, i dont' even know you tommyo, so i'm not trying to start a flame war or anything)
cheers
ex