someproteinguy wrote:
Samira wrote:
You know what group doesn't go to the doctor with minor ailments and/or for routine screening exams? The uninsured. Men.
Really I think a lot of our problems are more cultural than anything else. Between people choosing not to go to the doctor/dentist/etc and our willingness to spend our life savings on end-of-life care we've pretty much shot ourselves in the foot.
Exactly. Just because it's available doesn't mean people are going to take it. I for one (stupidly I know) do not see any regular doctor and I've had insurance for about 10 years straight through employers. Does it make me an idiot? Yes.
Now I have used it on occasion for as needed dental work (wisdom teeth) and one infection on my leg that put me in the hospital for 3 days.. That's like 3 times in 10 years. Not to mention that there is nothing stopping anyone from NOT signing up and then just waiting until something is wrong to sign up eventually is there?
All I'm saying is anything less than free universal health care is a complete failure of governing.
I should be able to go into a medical facility, give my ID (actually why would I even need an ID?), and get seen and get whatever treatment I need. It doesn't matter if I have chronic problems that require thousands of dollars a week or if I go in once a year for a checkup... It really shouldn't matter. Let the government sort out how it gets paid for. That's their job. Instead people are so stuck on how to profit off of sickness.. THAT is the bottom line.
We can invade countries and spend billions of dollars bailing out bankers. I don't see the American public getting nickel and dimed over that cost of that individually. Do I see on my income tax statement how many A-10s I paid for to be refurbished for the service of protecting my life? Do I get sent a Christmas card from Goldman Sachs every year with a receipt for exactly how much of my earning when to grease the gears for the economy?
Pfehh