Factual health care information....NOT

An anon commentator used this link in his health care comments. I thought maybe a few questions would be helpful....

Why doesn’t the United States have universal health care as a right of citizenship?

The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee access to health care as a right of citizenship. 28 industrialized nations have single payer universal health care systems, while 1 (Germany) has a multipayer universal health care system like President Clinton proposed for the United States.

Why did I know he would choose the one from Germany??

Myth One: The United States has the best health care system in the world.

Fact One: The United States ranks 23rd in infant mortality, down from 12th in 1960 and 21st in 1990.

(Why are they using 39 year old figures? And did anyone look at the survival rate to adulthood?)

Fact Two: The United States ranks 20th in life expectancy for women down from 1st in 1945 and 13th in 1960.

(Why are they quoting 39 year old figures??)

Fact Three: The United States ranks 21st in life expectancy for men down from 1st in 1945 and 17th in 1960.

(Why are they quoting 39 year old figures?)

(I wonder. Since people die as they get old, and since our population is aging, do you think that might have something to do with it?)


Fact Four: The United States ranks between 50th and 100th in immunizations depending on the immunization. Overall US is 67th, right behind Botswana

(Maybe if we quit paying attention to the fruit cakes claiming imminizations harm children......)

Fact Five: Outcome studies on a variety of diseases, such as coronary artery disease, and renal failure show the United States to rank below Canada and a wide variety of industrialized nations.

(Outcome of what??? And was diet considered??)

And then....

Conclusion: Single payer universal health care costs would be lower than the current US system due to lower administrative costs. The United States spends 50 to 100% more on administration than single payer systems. By lowering these administrative costs the United States would have the ability to provide universal health care, without managed care, increase benefits and still save money

Why would it cost the government any less to process a claim than it does the private companies??

Conclusion: The US denies access to health care based on the ability to pay. Under a universal health care system all would access care. There would be no lines as in other industrialized countries due to the oversupply in our providers and infrastructure, and the willingness/ability of the United States to spend more on health care than other industrialized nations

Then all these stories we are hearing about people dying while waiting for heart surgery are lies??

As for over supply, where do you think that $400 million Obamie's plan is supposed to save comes from?

And then.....

Conclusion: Single payer, universal health care administered by a state public health system would be much more democratic and much less intrusive than our current system. Consumers and providers would have a voice in determining benefits, rates and taxes. Problems with free choice, confidentiality and medical decision making would be resolved

Now, where do they get this nonsense????

What you can do about this through your state Green Party.....

Way to go ANON! I'll put you on my never believe list!

Health care

Everyone keeps telling me that we have the best health care system in the world... and the most expensive...

Anyone see a connection there??

So if Obama is going to reduce costs, how does he do it??

There is only one way to reduce cost. And that is to reduce care. If that is what you want, then you should be happy.

But no one wants that. What they want is health care paid for by someone else. I keep on saying that we have all the elements in place for the worlds greatest National Health Care.

First, we have the administrative system in place. Medicare. And the delivery system knows how to deal with it.

Secondly, we have the delivery system in place. Our Hospitals, Clinics and professionals are the greatest in the world.

Thirdly, all we need is how to pay for it. I say a national sales tax, collected at the POS. That way we all use it, we all pay for it. Drug dealers, illegal aliens, doctors, lawyers...Indian chiefs... poor man.. beggar man...rich man... thief...

But that won't fly because it doesn't favor Obamie's minions. It isn't free. And it doesn't create a new level of bureaucrats to ration care, which is what the Left wants. Even worse, everyone can see what they are paying and even much worse, the insurance companies are included out...

So stand by. You think what we have now is bad, just wait until you have to call your local ward heeler to get a Doctor's appointment...

Letterrnan should be fired redux

In a previous post I noted that Letterman should be fired.

The Dark Avenger, a left wing commentator who I knew from Talk Left, commented that he didn't remember me doing the same for Imus.

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Letterman apologizes":

Don't remember you demanding the same of Imus when he made the 'nappy headed h--s' remark on the air, but some jokes are more acceptable than others, perhaps.

Since he has been banned, I deleted his comment. So he came back with a snark.

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Letterman apologizes":

Scared of the truth?

So I deleted that one. But, since I don't like personal attacks, I went to Google and provided two comments showing his comment was wrong.

I saved this one for this post.

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by jimakaPPJ on Mon Apr 09, 2007 at 11:12:09 PM EST

You are correct that Sharpton and Jackson are both guilty of the same, and both have made what many consider racist remarks... eg "Hymie Town.."
But what this does is bring moral equilavence into the picture and three wrongs make a right. I don't buy that from the Left, so I'm not going to buy it from the right.

Imus should be fired. Now.

Talk Left link.

Letterman apologizes

So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I’m sorry about it and I’ll try to do better in the future. Thank you very much.” (audience applause)

OK, apology accepted. Now. Pack up your personal items and leave the building.

Obama's Children's Crusade

Obamie's audience, at least the audience that cares what he says, isn't the audience that will not be affected by what he says. Like the boy preacher who led the Children's Crusade, or the CIA who encouraged the Prague Spring or Bush the Elder who encouraged revolt against Hussein, our Hussein has turned away from those encouraged, proclaiming realism as the goal.

Kissinger may not be in charge but his policies are alive and well, if not as focused on protecting the US as they were under the good Doctor's boss.

Our boy wonder went to Cairo and told the Muslim world we loved them, they loved us and... well not even Barney could have done a better job. Unfortunately the Islamic bosses don't care that we love them, or that their children might want something called freedom. So the thugs took to the streets and started cracking the heads of the children. And Obamie and his minions try and act like they don't know they have blood on their hands. But they do.

You see, you truly can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. The power structure won't just fade away. Even Bush the Second knew that and when he said he wanted to encourage democracy, by golly he had the firepower ready to encourage democracy.

But he was evil and the dimmest bulb on the tree and the dullest knife in the drawer. Or at least that is what those who has a foreign policy that is listed under, "dumb and dumber" in the Yellow Pages tell us. I emphasize "tell us." They damn sure can't show us,

Oh well, times goes on. Hopefully the Left will get to see what happens when you speak truth to power in a Islamic theocracy. But I doubt they will understand. Ignorance is curable. Stupid is forever.

The differences between us and them

Got this from Mike L. I think it defines the difference between the Left and Right and us average joes and janes...

I just received my bill from AT&T for mobile service. It had increased by $1.02 from last month's. After reviewing, I discovered that the
increase was listed under the heading "Credits, Adjustments & Other Charges" as "Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge".

I called AT&T and, after a 3 minute wait on hold (it might have been shorter if I had pressed 2 for Spanish) I got an agent who looked the charge up. She said the the federal government raised the rate. When I asked her if Obama an company was responsible for that, the line got very quiet. She was at a loss for words!

I thanked her for her time and assured her that I did not hold AT&T to blame for this, then terminated the call.

In my opinion, King Barry has started his "share the wealth" plan in subtle ways and I caught him.

Now, I have vented and feel better.

Regards,

Mike L

Mike! You call that venting??? No "truth to power?" Didn't wish ATT to collapse from kidney failure? What kind of RWNJ are you??

Country goes Conservative??

PRINCETON, NJ -- Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.

The question then becomes, how did Obamie win???

I mean if the moderates split 50-50 then you 57.5% for McCain.... Even if the "slight increase" was 5%, then you have around 53% for McCain.. So the conclusion has to be that:

1. ACRON stole the election for Obamie, or

2. A bunch of dumb ass Moderates stupidly voted for Obamie.

now I don't think ACRON stole the election. It wasn't close enough, although I have no doubt but they would have if needed. So.......

Congratulations dear Dumb Assess. You just helped a Marxist destroy the world's greatest country. Oh, offended by being called Dumb Assess? Well, Lenin did say....

Useful idiots...

Gallup link

Now the question is, have you learned anything? Time will tell, eh?