Who Supports the War(s)

[hermit22]

Originally posted by Radar


Our level isn't 0. Anyone in America can walk into any emergency room and get care even if they're homeless. That's far from being at a 0 level.

It is 0 if you can't afford it. You may be able to walk in and be guaranteed service, but if you can't afford the bills you're going to receive from this, you're going to avoid it at all costs.

There are plenty of people who can administer first aid, know how to treat a cold, the flue, broken bokes, or other treatments besides AMA certified doctors who specialize in symptomatic rather than preventative medicine. If these people were allowed to help others, medical treatment would be far cheaper and you wouldn't even need insurance except for serious problems like a heart transplant or something.

You want to discredit our medical system? Allow any quack to fool the average American into using unproven medical techniques? That would be a horrible situation. It would undermine our faith in the system that you claim is the best in the world, or, at the very least, has the best doctors. Funny how you want to undermine that. Of course, great doctors don't necessarily mean a great system.

Software is cheaper now than it was 20 years ago. So are computers. And the government doesn't regulate either of them. Also a CD right now costs less of a percentage of your income now than a record did in the 60's.

Just because they're cheaper doesn't mean they're the lowest cost or the best products. I know there are many people on this board who are less than pleased with both industries.