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Re: This whole socialist crap.
My wife is from Japan. In Japan, they have socialized medicine. They've had it for over half a century now. Their industrial corporations haven't had to carry medical costs on their books, and it is one of the most healthiest populations in the industrialized world. My wife is a doctor. In Japan, she tells me, would be overworked and paid less, but provide more healthcare to a wider range of people. Here in America, she works hard and is paid well above what she would get in Japan, but feels guilty that the insurance companies charge her patients huge sums of money not comparable to the actual care that they receive, and she is forced by the system to do unnecessary procedures and tests for rich people only to keep them "happy" and not really "healthy"
Either way, isn't it odd that one of the world's largest economies, Japan, celebrated as a key linchpin in the world Free Market system, one that nearly a decade ago was feared as over taking America, operates quite well with a socialized healthcare system.
That argument works for Germany as well, one of the key linchpins among the developed world's free market global economy. Are you seriously going to make the argument that socializing healthcare - which is really an issue about quality of life for all - is adverse to free market principles and freedom in general? If so, are Japan and German some sort of freaky exceptions? Germany and Japan aren't called "socialist" states but vital parts of the free, democratic, open market West. I'd expect a good conversation, counter-argument, etc...but now I get the usual "You stupid, demo-nazi socialist nobama supporter!!" which is only promoted by the corporate mouthpieces in the "liberal media", let alone on Murdoch's fascist propaganda arms.
As the Jesus man said, remove the plank from your eye.
- Not to mention simple preventative care being available to all, thus avoiding costly treatments later.harlequino
- Your wife is from Japan? Hahahahahahaha!!!********
- I feel very fuckin' sorry for you... no I don't. Hahahahahaha!!!********
- Please, please email me your address so I can stick my boot up your ass.TheBlueOne
- But you won't because you're an internet tough guy.TheBlueOne