Universal health care

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I support the idea of their being government provided healthcare free at the point of use; in the end it benefits the whole of society and can be good for social cohesion.
At the same time, it's a good idea to keep the private sector legal; the use of the private sector as a sort of dumping ground for minor operations is a great idea as it keeps costs down for the state provided service (and, if the system is funded by taxation, keeps taxes down as well).
I'm not a fan of insurance-based systems as a general rule...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It is a well known fact that absolutely no meaningful medical research whatsoever takes place outside the United States.

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the Bismarck model?  

One of these days that is going to trigger a nervous breakdown... if the hItLr wSa sOCIaliSt posts don't get me first.

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Last time a I checked, no one has died of neglect in an American hospital.

How did you check this?

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...the bell tolls for thee.

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And how, exactly, would 'individual responsibility' be defined? 'Exactly' being very much the operative word.

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And how, exactly, would you define that? And by 'that' I mean almost all of it... 'lifestyle', 'actions', 'clearly', 'brought on'... and who would make the decisions? Who would have the power? How would the system work?