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Make that Freedom for security and forgive the other typos. It was 
late. 
Ray
--- In , Ray Paige <rpsp1066@y...> wrote:
> 
> In Response to the statement that the American system
> of healthcare is uncivilized -- to an extent that is
> true, however there are no people dying on the street
> in agony either. And yes, I have ben treated in the
> emergency room that also contained everyone from
> vagrants to wealthy people. Emergency rooms do not
> refuse care in critical situations as the hypocratic
> oath would not allow such behavior from a doctor.Most
> towns and cities of any size have paramedics supported
> by the local and state governments that provide first
> responder care that is world class. Smaller localities
> are staffed with volunteers who must be completely
> trained and certified by a government agency. Yes,
> there are doctors that are in medicine almost solely
> for money, but they are usually plastic surgeons who
> make a living off the insercurities of people who want
> fat sucked away or vain women wanting their boobs
> enlarged. The American system of healthcare has
> virtually been crippled by lawyers(baristers?) who sue
> for and win outrageous sums of money and drive
> malpratice insurance up for doctors (who pass the
> costs on to patients). Medicaid is given to all of the
> the poor which ensures them of medical treatment that
> often is the best in the world and costs taxpayers
> (who pay their own medical bills) through the
> nose.Health insurance companies are staffed with
> demons from hell who will withhold payment on anything
> they do not approve of. Yes healthcare is fouled up in
> this country,but the only thing that could possibly
> screw it up worse s the US government. We have
> government agencies that will pay $500 dollars (about
> 330 pounds sterling) for a hammer that can be had for
> $10 at at the local hardware store. Congress cannot
> account for over 300 billion dollars of the country's
> budget from last year. I don't think anyone would want
> those guys in charge of healthcare.
> The big difference in the European and (less and less)
> the American mindset about government is that we have
> a basic mistrust of governments that become too
> powerful.
> Ben Franklin,the classic American sage of the
> Revolution, said that those who would trade securty
> for freedom deserve neither.From the start of the
> American Revolution until now we have bitched and
> complained about government - ours and others and have
> looked at politicians with a critical eye. I suppose
> someone has to.
> Ray
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