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To: PeteB570; Freee-dame

If liberals think healthcare is expensive now, they should wait until its free.

A friend of my fathers worked in both the US and Canada. He hired someone to a CDN mill, who started having heart problems. Saw a doctor, 'get some bed rest'. Felt worse, went back again, 'get some bed rest'. My Dad's friend got him back into the US, where he then received open heart surgery within a day or two.

I've got some good healthcare-related links on my page, if you feel inspired to send them to any leftards you have the root canal-like pleasure of knowing.


11 posted on 12/29/2006 8:31:18 PM PST by proud_yank (Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
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To: proud_yank

Wow that's very telling. I often hear people around the office almost fantasize over the idea of socialized medicine. I always go out of my way to tell stories such as this, and this one will be told. I don't think they listen to me because I'm the office's resident 'right wing libertarian nut job'.


13 posted on 12/29/2006 8:38:00 PM PST by KoRn
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To: proud_yank

"If liberals think healthcare is expensive now, they should wait until its free. "

I had a stent installed. The hospital bill came to forty thousand dollars.

Because I am self-pay, they knocked ten thousand dollars off the bill.

This tells me that healthcare insurance/medicare is good for increasing medical costs 33%. The paper shufflers and premium collectors do very well off your medical dollar.


28 posted on 12/29/2006 10:22:53 PM PST by gcruse (http://garycruse.blogspot.com/)
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