digitaldorobo

Socialized: The Other Buzzword

"Canada has a 100% nationalized health care system."

If you truly knew the Canadian system as you say you do, you would know that there are private clinics at which you can pay directly to get an MRI, Cat Scan faster.

As for the number of Canadian drug companies, what does that have to do with anything? Let's say it's zero and that ALL the successful drug manufacturers are in the US. Then why, in your streamlined, successful private health care, do you pay twice as much for medication and many times as much for health care in general?

Answer: unbridled greed. The same greed that lobbies Congress to not allow African nations to produce generic versions that would save hundreds of thousands of lives every year because people would then actually be able to afford the pills.

Grab a clue.

On Feb 28 08:43 PM atlasman wrote:

> How is that? Canada has a 100% nationalized health care system. Your
> example supports my comment completely. Wish I had thought of it.
>
>
> I ran sales and marketing for a very successful Canadian company
> and am very familiar with the pros and cons of their health care
> system. I am guessing you are familiar with the pros. Do you really
> understand the cons? I do not have the time to go through it in detail
> but let me ask one question for now:
>
> How many drug companies does Canada have in the top 50 in the world?
>
>
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
>
> There are no free lunches unless you are receiving an Obama housing
> bailout. There are consequences to every decision and I strongly
> suggestion the country thinks through them in depth and detail before
> they dive in to his version of change.
>
> On Feb 28 07:11 PM digitaldorobo wrote:

Socialized: The Other Buzzword

"no one respects Canada''

Ummmm...you mean the same Canada that created U.N. Peacekeeping for which we received the Nobel Peace Prize? (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...)

The same Canada that has lost so many soldiers in Afghanistan?

The same Canada that was the destination for much of the Underground Railroad?

Yeah---we're total pricks.




On Feb 28 08:03 PM kelticman31 wrote:

> Yes, So we in the US can be loved and respected around the World..
> much like Canada! Oh, wait no one respects Canada..that's why you
> guys are so nice to everyone..YOU HAVE to.

Socialized: The Other Buzzword

Communism? Wow---a little black and white wouldn't you say?

How's that strict capitalism working out for you guys?


On Feb 28 09:17 AM cabaretewilliam wrote:

> Another example of using communism to try to rescue capitalism, and
> in the end replace capitalism!

Socialized: The Other Buzzword

Yet again, more jingoism to capitalism. Why do people like you see only polar opposites?

Canada has done very well with government control over healthcare while letting other sectors be privately run.

Your 'all-or-nothing'' perspective is out of whack with the majority of countries outside your borders. But, if more Americans had realized there is a successful reality outside of your borders, you might not be where you are right now.




On Feb 28 08:46 AM atlasman wrote:

> You cannot soicialize a piece of the financial market. It really
> is an all or nothing propisition as Fannie Mae and Frddie Mac showed.
> Once government takes over one bank, they will use their competitive
> cost advantage with rates to slowly take over the market and puish
> the remaining banks aside. So which is it, socialize the entire financial
> system or let capitolism reign. It really is one or the other. You
> cannot thread the needle and have the best of both worlds.