Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
America's healthcare system isn't horrible and I doubt any of the ones in Europe are horrible or even Canada's but the deal is this....#1 just giving American's "free healthcare" much like "free lunches" or "welfare" ain't going to solve the problems in the long run because the poor people, the people who don't have health insurance through their jobs (ie the Democrats main group of thugs...I mean constituants the SEIU [Service Employees International Union]) don't understand that health insurance IS expensive (which is why they don't have any) and just letting the government take care of it will not do anything but what's going on right now which is everyone pushing the price on to the people who can afford it ie tax payers and those people that have health insurance #2 Insurance providers are hindered by laws that create tons of red tape that eat up man hours that make the process more tedious and expensive.

It might be odd to read this in one of my posts, but this would be an easier fix if people took the politics out of it and just focused on a fucking solution. This is a "we need to work together" kind of fix and right now that shit just ain't going to happen because previously the Republicans overplayed their hand and now the Democrats have overplayed theirs and the citizens keep getting shat on.

....but I got my insurance b*tches !!!
Health insurance needn't be expensive though, Lyle. In Korea you pay the equivalent of 50 bucks a month which is then matched by your employer. It covers everything, though you will need to contribute a minimal amount extra in case of serious surgery. In fact I am not even bothering with that as I work freelance. Instead, I use my wifes insurance as the insurance here allows you to cover for one dependant extra at no added cost. So between us we are are fully covered for about 50 dollars a month.

The problem with America is that the health care system has become a free for all with the insurance companies having become so huge and making too much money. Instead of a humanitarian system that aims to protect all, you have this beast that exists to make as much money as possible. Ideally, I would like to see a British style system everywhere as it is open to all and funded by the taxpayer. Private insurance companies should really have no place at the centre of a national health care system.