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Old 09-20-2007, 01:28 PM   #109 (permalink)
aceventura3
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Originally Posted by willravel
You've never bought a coke? Sounds to me like you're being over dramatic, and you're over simplifying.
Have you ever seen coke commercials? They sell the brand, lifestyle, image, etc, they sell everything other than the fact that it is flavored carbonated water.

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I'm sure we've all seen the chart showing the Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP and Per capita expenditure on health (USD). Just to remind everyone:
Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP
Australia: 9.5
Canada: 9.9
France: 10.1
UK: 8.0
USA: 15.2
Per capita expenditure on health (USD)
Australia: $2,519
Canada: $2,669
France: $2,981
UK: $2,428
USA: $5,711

So let's stop pretending that you're going to be paying more in taxes for universal health care than is paid for the current system.
One of the reasons we spend more on health care is because we can. You have to be careful of the conclusions drawn from this data.

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It's a shame that's all you see. The bigger picture is that we're saving trillions upon trillions that are paid per year in health care.
If people get free coverage, why don't you think they would take full advantage of it? Hence, costs sky rocket, or service suffers. Wouldn't a percentage of the population start seeking medical care for things they normally handled themselves in the past. Why self-treat a pimple or hang nail when a doctor could do it?
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