Comments on: The Real Healthcare ‘Chart of the Day’ http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: garment sales worldwide http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5830628 garment sales worldwide Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:01:41 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-5830628 <strong>Blogs ou should be reading...</strong> [...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]…... Blogs ou should be reading…

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]]> By: Jason Untalan http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3043698 Jason Untalan Wed, 05 May 2010 03:00:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-3043698 I enjoyed this post, I'm sure my viewers would enjoy this as well, I'll be sure to link to this and bookmark it, thanks I enjoyed this post, I’m sure my viewers would enjoy this as well, I’ll be sure to link to this and bookmark it, thanks

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]]> By: Simon http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1498434 Simon Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:58:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-1498434 I really loved that post, I am a little confused, and have a tiny question. Can I send you an email? I really loved that post, I am a little confused, and have a tiny question. Can I send you an email?

]]> By: JohnnyKnoxs http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1248634 JohnnyKnoxs Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:58:39 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-1248634 The crisis he is talking about is the unfunded liabilities of our federal government, i.e. the promises of medicare and medicaid. This is another big government program that needs abolished, but the republicans support it as much as the democrats. The crisis he is talking about is the unfunded liabilities of our federal government, i.e. the promises of medicare and medicaid.

This is another big government program that needs abolished, but the republicans support it as much as the democrats.

]]> By: JohnnyKnoxs http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1248598 JohnnyKnoxs Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:56:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-1248598 The health care crisis is pertaining to the unfunded liabilities of the federal government which includes medicare and medicaid. Both programs are nothing more than the transfer of wealth, and yes we do have a problem with future commitments. A more reasonable solution would be to get rid of medicare and medicaid altogether and let us keep those tax dollars and provide for our own healthcare. The health care crisis is pertaining to the unfunded liabilities of the federal government which includes medicare and medicaid. Both programs are nothing more than the transfer of wealth, and yes we do have a problem with future commitments.

A more reasonable solution would be to get rid of medicare and medicaid altogether and let us keep those tax dollars and provide for our own healthcare.

]]> By: Paul http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2009/12/29/the-real-healthcare-chart-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1242106 Paul Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:47:02 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/?p=52542#comment-1242106 I don't know what all is counted in the expenditures in the chart, but I can tell you that people do over use a lot of things where they are allowed to. Often in Britain it's hard to get quick assistance from an ambulance because they're called out for all kinds of small things because it's "free". The real answer to your question though is that people often don't have the choice. When the government can decide what you get and what you don't with little consideration as to your actual well-being, they can spend as little or as much as they want on you. Which is why there are higher rates of cancer deaths, longer waits for specialists, etc. They often aren't allowed to pay the costs themselves either if they want the service. The whole things is a bad bargain, because a bureaucrat is going to care infinitely less about you when you're just one of millions of people in their equation than you will about yourself. Is having an insurance company "paying for the oil changes" much better? It's by no means perfect, but it is better than giving control over to government. I don't know what all is counted in the expenditures in the chart, but I can tell you that people do over use a lot of things where they are allowed to. Often in Britain it's hard to get quick assistance from an ambulance because they're called out for all kinds of small things because it's "free". The real answer to your question though is that people often don't have the choice. When the government can decide what you get and what you don't with little consideration as to your actual well-being, they can spend as little or as much as they want on you. Which is why there are higher rates of cancer deaths, longer waits for specialists, etc. They often aren't allowed to pay the costs themselves either if they want the service. The whole things is a bad bargain, because a bureaucrat is going to care infinitely less about you when you're just one of millions of people in their equation than you will about yourself. Is having an insurance company "paying for the oil changes" much better? It's by no means perfect, but it is better than giving control over to government.

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