US health system costs 4x more to run than Canada’s

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05 Feb 2020, 11:35 pm

A lot of poor people hate people with money and talk about how evil they are, while at the same time regularly playing the lottery in hopes of striking it rich.

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05 Feb 2020, 11:40 pm

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I'm pretty sure women are lying for publicity or cash whenever they publicly endorse Trump. At least for their sake I seriously hope so.

#covfefe #rapeculture

Which Democrat is pro-life (not a baby killer?)

How is carpet bombing not a risk factor that kills babies?

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05 Feb 2020, 11:43 pm

That's a very sad picture to me knowing just what they're supporting.

Anyone was an infant once & Americans are all about reserving the right to kill anyone.

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05 Feb 2020, 11:46 pm

We don't need a macho country, we need a functional country FFS. Do you seriously believe a slumlord with a gold fetish cares about unborn kids? Not every father is that empathetic in reality.

How the f**k is locking kids in cages pro-life?

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05 Feb 2020, 11:51 pm

to paraphase from ansel adams, "some folks know the cost of everything but the value of nothing." that applies to amuuurican "conservatives" whose only conservation applies to hogging all the public resources they have appropriated for themselves. to paraphrase from hunter thompson, "we are a nation of 200 million used car salesmen who feel no qualms about killing anybody who makes us feel threatened."

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06 Feb 2020, 2:06 am

TheRobotLives wrote:

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you made my point for me. cost does not necessarily equal value. magas can't see that.

Poor people give themselves away when they complain about the cost of things.

So what if they do?

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06 Feb 2020, 5:27 am

beneficii wrote:

TheRobotLives wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

you made my point for me. cost does not necessarily equal value. magas can't see that.

Poor people give themselves away when they complain about the cost of things.

So what if they do?

some people think the poor should just have the decency to just piss off.

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06 Feb 2020, 6:22 am

beneficii wrote:

TheRobotLives wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

you made my point for me. cost does not necessarily equal value. magas can't see that.

Poor people give themselves away when they complain about the cost of things.

So what if they do?

I've seen poor people make a scene when they can't afford a luxury product

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06 Feb 2020, 7:22 am

no other CIVILIZED NATION deems health care a "luxury" for its own GD citizens! :wall: why does amuuurica have to be the exception?

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06 Feb 2020, 8:10 am

auntblabby wrote:

no other CIVILIZED NATION deems health care a "luxury" for its own GD citizens!

*High quality* medical care if a luxury.

Like, yachts, sports cars.

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why does amuuurica have to be the exception?

Americans are too wealthy to put up with the nonsense Canadians deal with.

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06 Feb 2020, 9:47 am

WRONG on both counts- you are opposed to ANY affordable health care for the poor, period, just like the GOP as a whole. and only WEALTHY americans are "rich enough to not put up with the nonsense canadians put up with."

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06 Feb 2020, 10:17 am

auntblabby wrote:

And that’s the major difference between attitudes of people in the USA and Canada when it comes to healthcare.

It seems that conditions in the USA have fostered an attitude of “So long as I have mine, F everybody else!” whereas the typical Canadian mentality is more like “I’m glad to have mine, but also happy that those less fortunate also have theirs.”

IMO there are very few Canadians who would prefer to pay a bit lower taxes if it means kicking 1/4+ of the population off of healthcare. We’re much more of a collective people that way - especially since it might be a high earning high taxpaying person who ends up needing very expensive care. Could be anyone, so we’re all glad to share the wealth & cost of ensuring we all receive at least a certain basic standard of care. Just makes sense to us. Especially since it actually costs us less money than the American way, anyways.

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06 Feb 2020, 1:18 pm

The major deficit of the Canadian system is that the consumer sacrificed their power.

Money makes you master.

Giving away your money makes you servant.

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06 Feb 2020, 1:30 pm

auntblabby wrote:

"pro-life" should extend beyond the womb but for magas it never does unless it is kin. righties' version of that meme is very selfish IMHO.

And generalizing an entire group of people is strictly forbidden on W.P.

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06 Feb 2020, 2:34 pm

TheRobotLives wrote:

The major deficit of the Canadian system is that the consumer sacrificed their power.

Money makes you master.

Giving away your money makes you servant.

Fake news!

Canadians are happy to give up a little money if it means providing healthcare to those who earn less. It’s a bit like the US military policy of “No man left behind.” The strongest ones sacrifice a little to support the weak & injured. That’s just how civilized society works.

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06 Feb 2020, 2:53 pm

TheRobotLives wrote:

The major deficit of the Canadian system is that the consumer sacrificed their power.

Money makes you master.

Giving away your money makes you servant.

And here conservatives betray their belief in the social hierarchy, where your place is determined by how much money you have.

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