Universal Health Care

[Dimnos]

Originally Posted by Dimnos

All I want to know is how much is going to be taken out of my paycheck every week...

This is what people who have any sort of education call a question.

Originally Posted by Dimnos

...so some junkie can get his pain pills?

This is what anyone on these boards, aside from you apparently, would call a joke.

So your universal health care in Canada only costs you a "fraction of a penny"? Really? Thats all? I find that hard to believe. Im not saying it has to cost a ton every week, but it has to cost more than a "fraction of a penny".

Again I have never said I wouldnt go for it. I just want to know how much it is going to cost and if I will be forced to put into it if I have my own insurance. These are perfectly acceptable questions.

Originally Posted by Command Prompt

To be honest, the fact that Americans are willing to hold other Americans financially responsible for something like getting sick honestly makes ME sick

OMG! How dare we hold you responsible for yourself! Its a crime against humanity to expect you to get a job and provide for yourself! As far as those who just cant be expected to...

Hey T do you have a job? Do your medical bill get paid? Who pays for them?

[Command Prompt]

I agree that lifestyle is an important factor in many conditions, however genetics and other random factors still play a large role in determining the quality of life for many people. Everyone actually.

Holding people personally responsible for random variations in the gene pool is like saying the weather personally makes conscious decisions.

Essentially, the only way you can justify this line of thinking is by giving sway to some kind of hard determinism, in which certain people are created to be "better" than others, and everyone else just has to "deal with it."

[Tadao]

Originally Posted by Dimnos

Hey T do you have a job? Do your medical bill get paid? Who pays for them?

I am going on 39 and my government (THE GREAT U.S. of FUCKING A.) is providing me with free health care and a small amount of money to see me through via U.S. Social Security.