16 Responses to “Why Are So Many Americans Unwilling To Even Consider Socialized Health Care As A Potential Solution?”

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   Beavis Christ AM said on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 18:18

   Because my relatives in Canada tell me the horror stories of socialized medicine. My Cousin had to wait 4 months to have blood clots removed from his leg, then my Uncle had to wait 8 months to have a hernia repaired. No thanks, keep your socialism.
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   bigdogre said on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 20:52

   Here in the USA THE DRUG COMPANIES LAYERS an the rick think that it will hurt there profits an the ins companies so how it is now if you are real sick just die
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   bobobrow said on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 22:41

   Its mainly the American Medical Association,the drs. “union”? they want to control prices? but also look at the welfare system with all the fraud and people are resentful of “freebies”?
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   Matt said on Sunday, September 13, 2009, 2:57

   Government does things very poorly, yet very expensively!
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   Makani said on Sunday, September 13, 2009, 5:49

   Because, I guess that they’re afraid it will raise their taxes… as if they think the war in Iraq is freely funded…
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   neo_maxi said on Sunday, September 13, 2009, 12:06

   Because they have health care and don’t care about the other 20-25% of the country that doesn’t.
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   bconehea said on Sunday, September 13, 2009, 18:27

   Corporate lobbying and brainwashing
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   Jimmy157 said on Sunday, September 13, 2009, 18:58

   I have access to free medical
   Just go to the doctors and when they send you the bill, throw it in the trash….now its free!!
   Veterans get free healthcare, as they should be.
   Illegals get free healthcare, they shouldnt be.
   Politicians always get free healthcare, they shouldnt, they are liars and cheaters.
   Free healthcare in America is a good idea, but since the govt cant even do a good job regulating what we have now, I wouldnt even trust them, but who knows.
   I think the medical industry and insurance industry is lobbying congress to keep that from happening, cause they might loose billions.
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   dakota29 said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 1:36

   We all have access to health care in this country too. If you are truly poor in America and you get a big Hospital bill, the hospitals have a kind of insurance that pays the bill for the poor. Regular clinic visits are not as expensive and clinics will usually let you make payments.
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    pcheesew said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 3:24

    I think that is slowly changing as the cost of medical insurance and medical care escalates. I think that socialized health care is an excellent idea as long as it is implemented with an option to continue your own private insurance if you so desire which is what Canada did. England, however, did not provide that option to its populace. Unfortunately, any form of socialism is looked down upon in our society simply because it is falsely equated with Communism. The USSR was socialistic in name while totalitarian and communistic in practice…. but just try explaining that to the average American.
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    ? said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 7:34

    in other countries, most notably Canada and the UK socialized medicine has just about bankrupted the economy of the country and resulted in ridiculous tax rates for the populace.
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    mmd said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 10:57

    When I see how well current government services operate, I cannot but be opposed to those idiots supplying my health care as well.
    Sorry, I’ll have to pass.
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    purplepa said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 12:07

    I think most Americans are ignorant to the potential solution to socialized health care. Unfortunately, most of the people that would benefit from said health care are working 2-3 jobs, and do not have Internet, and are unaware that there is a better option out there… You could be the one that blows the lid off of this if you so choose, and leaving your mark in such an incredible way could be the legacy you’ve always dreamed of!!
    Good luck, and if I can be of any service, let me know!
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    Gary F said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 15:09

    Because they believe the propaganda, and being ignorant of the rest of the world, erroneously think that they have a higher standard of living than people in Western Europe. The fact that most Americans work harder and longer and have less to show for it than others is not nearly as preposterous as their continuing to voluntarily elect officials dedicated to keeping them economically strapped. And, for all of their BS about right-to-life, they do not care that Canadians, among others, have greater life expectancies (to accompany their higher quality of life) and lower infant mortality rates than Americans.
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    michinok said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 17:44

    Between Medicaid, Medicare, and health plans provided by employers, etc., a lot of Americans already have their health care provided for. There are also a lot of unisured people, but probably not enough to make a universal system a political winner.
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    geektacu said on Monday, September 14, 2009, 18:06

    “Socialism” is like a curse word in America. It’s widely misunderstood, and people assume that if more people have more, then that means everyone has less. And, as sad as it is, the class gap fuels the American way of life. Socialism would destroy this.