tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post2229048165357669541..comments2023-09-06T01:53:41.634-07:00Comments on doug's Site: John Kennedy and the Long, Long Fight for Public Medical Insurance in America Doug's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-71148267840511781272012-10-21T20:35:07.623-07:002012-10-21T20:35:07.623-07:00That's very sad about the NHS, and anger-induc...That's very sad about the NHS, and anger-inducing as well. Americanization is just as you say a code word fro eugenics or social Darwinism, all things that civilized nations should have kicked to the curb once and for all after all the tragedies of fascism and war abroad and depression at home in Britain and America.<br /><br /> No, it's not acceptable AA. And I can't tell you why we Americans have tolerated it for decades, how so many people can be scared by phony ads and make believe stories about "socialized medicine" that aren't even true. 'Health Slavery" is a goodwat to put it actually--millions of even middle-class people with good jobs are stuck in a job position they would rather change even in good times, because of the fear of being without health insurance for themselves or their dependents. <br /><br />Is that freedom...or fear? <br /><br /><br /> The USA ranks 37th according to the World Health Organization in providing health care and we have the most expensive system in the world to get this mediocre and despicable result. Anything that will put 30-35 million people into the health care system is a step up. <br /><br />I appreciate your expression of understanding on my political position regarding President Obama, AA. I don't expect national health systems to be in tandem, but it's clear we are all in the progressive ranks involved in roughly the same thing---maintaining health services for the very people who are supposed to be guaranteed something for their work and toil besides austerity from a sliver of the community, the rich populace who take their private profits and ride over us all in some multinational version of some private game we aren't invited to play in. Doug's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-64682601046874948722012-10-21T20:07:18.467-07:002012-10-21T20:07:18.467-07:00Yes,it is an improvement especially in a nation wh...Yes,it is an improvement especially in a nation where because of rich plutocrats controlling the newspapers and old media for so long (or our 19th Century "pioneer spirit) all change comes short of what is truly up to scratch with the rest of the developing world. Doug's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-78189336367903552102012-10-21T02:47:15.953-07:002012-10-21T02:47:15.953-07:00I understand and sympathise with the dilemmas you ...I understand and sympathise with the dilemmas you describe Doug. I too am glad that you have seen some improvement after 75 years of campaigning by Democrat presidents. I think the situation you describe is terrible. The UK government who like the US government work only for the banksters are in the process of Americanizing our own health system with vast tracts of it now privatized, the NHS is experiencing the torments of death by a thousand cuts.<br /><br />In my view politicians in both countries collude with each other and the international banking elite to create a situation where we are enslaved to them. What you describe here Doug is I think pure eugenics... Health Slavery.... which rewards the fittest whilst the most vulnerable go to the wall.<br /><br />Not acceptable in my view!<br /><br />When I read what you have written here Doug I become enraged by the torment people are being subjected to by the rich and the uncaring, I am infuriated by the mental torture people are compelled to endure. Who owns science?...Who pays for it? <br /><br />I understand why you are supporting Obama Doug, I wish you success in having your candidate re-elected to the presidency and I really do hope that Americans get the services they need, when and where they need them without having to weigh up the cost when they are least able to make such life and death decisions . Its a human right to have the best medicine your society has produced, wellness should not be the driving force for the American Dream..... I don't know why Americans aren't out on the streets in every state of the Union all the time demanding this right. <br /><br />Ultimately I believe Doug.... if the tax collecting nation state is not there primarily to guarantee the welfare of its people... then it has no purpose other than repression and therefore no right to exist at all. <br /><br />PS Your site settings wants me to prove I'm not a robot Doug. This is not possible, all I can do is prove I am not a robot less intelligent than the puzzle setter ...... but I could still be a robot. Just an observation on security systems generally I think Doug:-) AaranAardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289433800028337687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-1748630082650177462012-10-20T11:18:23.318-07:002012-10-20T11:18:23.318-07:00I guess he was the last true socialist in America,...I guess he was the last true socialist in America, maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me nothing comes close to having a social conscious over there these days. When Obama originally campaigned I thought he was good, I thought he wanted a publicly funded health care option, something the rest of the civilized world has had for years, but that didn't happen and I don't really understand how forcing people to buy private insurance so that some huge company can increase its profits helps those who are poor to pay. But I'm not there and I don't fully understand what is happening..so I guess if you think its an improvement, then I'm pleased for you that things are better than they were, and I hope things continue to improve.Forgetmenot525https://www.blogger.com/profile/15771321877704271297noreply@blogger.com