A new study:THE DISASTER OF SOCIALIST HEALTHCARE in France's welfare state

Le Figaro | 12/21/2007 | Ivan RIOUFOL

[Ulysse]

Many people here know that socialists/liberals like to tell people/voters sedative fairy tales as one can see during this US presidential electoral campaign...

But the facts are hard and true....

A new study about the french National Healthcare from Georges LANE,economy professor at Paris-IX-Dauphine University,was published by "Contribuables associés" very recently(=associated taxpayers)and aired by the magazine "Valeurs Actuelles" last week....

And the result is stunning: 1/Actually the average french worker is paying more than a half of hese incomes for a partial health coverage.For a full health coverage french have to take another insurance. 2/Despite this huge taxes the "Social Security" deficit is growing higher higher each year when every people living on french soil can claim for the "right" for "free" healthcare and when there is a are many frauds. 3/All the above is strongly weakening the whole french economy as the purchasing power slows down

[Ulysse]

....Christmas,as life, IS NOT a fairy tale and i'm stunned when i hear some preacher-candidates who didn't understand that... Best wishes

[Leisler]

Fwance doen’t have Mitt Romney, aka ‘Smartest Guy In The Room’ and Hillary. Socialism will work here, or so I’ve been told.

[Brilliant]

“the average French worker is paying more than a half of his income for a partial health coverage. For a full health coverage French have to take another insurance...”

Looks like they’ve already got Hillarycare in France.

[Brilliant]

Socialism has worked everywhere it’s been tried.

Look at Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela...

Each entrenched with ruthless dictators. So like I said, it works.

[Sender]

Some insurance plans and Medicare advantage plans have already started down the road to socialized medicine. They tell you that you can use any doctor you want, as long as the doctor accepts their payment terms.

One doctor recently told me that, when he billed a new patient's insurance, he was informed that he would be paid exactly $22 and not a penny more.

So doctors either have to accept a token payment, or bill the patient for the rest, or decline to accept the patient. Getting them ready for Hillarycare.

[FlyVet]

Just look at the recent reports of Medicare fraud, supposedly $60 Billion per year, with fake companies set up all over the country, whose sole purpose is to loot the system.

The illustrious Gubmint can't keep a handle on that, yet they want to, what, maybe quadruple the opportunities to loot the system? Yeah, that'll work out good.

[4Liberty]

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