I dont get why this concept is so repulsive to Americans.
As a Canadian our system may have its flaws.....but when I compare our flaws to yours I am shocked to hear the rhetoric AGAINST a public option. The people I hear arguing against it go on with their rhetoric and everything.....while your health care system lies in shambles. Yes.....shambles.
In our system, most of the time you get exactly what you want pretty soon after you ask for it. Even in the worst case scenarios ive never known anyone to be truly shafted by our canadian system. It just works. Sometimes you have to wait sure....but thats just an invoncenience. In cases where waiting will cause severe trauma or death....you get rushed on into the procedures you need.
If this public health option fails, Obama can at least rest easy knowing he gave it all he could to try to make it happen.
And before I hear everyone go on about how a massively powerful government controlling every aspect of your lives would spell the end of everything beautiful in life.....I am just going to ask you this:
Do you not see the extent to which corporations are FAR more powerful than the government that presides over them? The corporations inflict more damage to your quality of life as a country than the government does or even COULD in the worst case scenario of government-run-wild you can concoct. Skyrocketing health care costs are a direct result of capitalism-run-wild. I dont know about you guys....but when I compare the nature of our two countries...I am very proud to be Canadian. We have a strong presence of government in our lives, and sometimes we disagree with it. But as the years go on the policies shift and we all find a more or less acceptable solution to most of life's issues. Such is the beauty of a democratically elected and powerful government. It works, and it does more-or-less what you want it to.
Corporations on the other hand just do what works for them. So, public government run health care for the people......or corporate run health care for the shareholders.....
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As a Canadian our system may have its flaws.....but when I compare our flaws to yours I am shocked to hear the rhetoric AGAINST a public option. The people I hear arguing against it go on with their rhetoric and everything.....while your health care system lies in shambles. Yes.....shambles.
In our system, most of the time you get exactly what you want pretty soon after you ask for it. Even in the worst case scenarios ive never known anyone to be truly shafted by our canadian system. It just works. Sometimes you have to wait sure....but thats just an invoncenience. In cases where waiting will cause severe trauma or death....you get rushed on into the procedures you need.
If this public health option fails, Obama can at least rest easy knowing he gave it all he could to try to make it happen.
And before I hear everyone go on about how a massively powerful government controlling every aspect of your lives would spell the end of everything beautiful in life.....I am just going to ask you this:
Do you not see the extent to which corporations are FAR more powerful than the government that presides over them? The corporations inflict more damage to your quality of life as a country than the government does or even COULD in the worst case scenario of government-run-wild you can concoct. Skyrocketing health care costs are a direct result of capitalism-run-wild. I dont know about you guys....but when I compare the nature of our two countries...I am very proud to be Canadian. We have a strong presence of government in our lives, and sometimes we disagree with it. But as the years go on the policies shift and we all find a more or less acceptable solution to most of life's issues. Such is the beauty of a democratically elected and powerful government. It works, and it does more-or-less what you want it to.
Corporations on the other hand just do what works for them. So, public government run health care for the people......or corporate run health care for the shareholders.....
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