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The Coming Two-Tier Health System
Wall St. Journal ^ | April 30, 2014 | Scott W. Atlas

Posted on 05/01/2014 1:36:22 PM PDT by grundle

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1 posted on 05/01/2014 1:36:22 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

No matter how much they are deceived, I can’t see the American people ever figuring out what is what.


2 posted on 05/01/2014 1:37:58 PM PDT by Theodore R. (It was inevitable: Texans will always be for Cornball and George P.!)
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To: grundle

Coming?


3 posted on 05/01/2014 1:41:26 PM PDT by Ingtar (The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
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To: grundle
More like...already here.
4 posted on 05/01/2014 1:43:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: grundle

The left wants a “two-tiered” everything.

They’re feudalists. They want to be the nobility with special privileges, and the rest of everyone living as peasants.

It’s funny, though, that every leftist thinks that he will be part of the nobility and not the peasantry.


5 posted on 05/01/2014 1:43:35 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: grundle

All by design, Comrade. All. By. Design.

Bring on the Single-Payer Government Run Healthcare! Let’s just get it OVER with, already!

Am I the only one here who has REALLY started to take her health seriously as of late? I have always been healthy as a horse, but to be pro-active, I’ve given up alcohol, I am losing weight, I am sleeping more (mainly because I’m so friggin’ DEPRESSED about the state of our Nation), taking supplements, drinking more water, back to power walking again, etc.

I am currently negotiating health care issues for Dear Old Dad and trust me - it is NO FUN getting ANYTHING paid for through Medicare. I’m pretty sure it’s not going to get any easier from here on out. Grrrr!


6 posted on 05/01/2014 1:46:26 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Ingtar

Canada did its version of Obamacare in the late 1960’s. It was rolled out province by province. Eventually most Doctors decided they would opt out since it did not work for either them OR their patients.
1984, enter the Canada Health act! The purpose was to drive the physicians back to the government. This is what awaits America. It is a system where everyone LOSES!


7 posted on 05/01/2014 1:48:51 PM PDT by BillM (.)
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To: BillM
Don't forget that private practice is essentially banned in Canada. It it is not quite illegal but it is almost legally impossible to setup shop as there is no private practice in Canada.
8 posted on 05/01/2014 1:52:06 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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“It’s funny, though, that every leftist thinks that he will be part of the nobility and not the peasantry.”

Think the term you are looking for is “useful idiots.”


9 posted on 05/01/2014 1:52:20 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
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To: outpostinmass2

Exactly my point!


10 posted on 05/01/2014 1:55:42 PM PDT by BillM (.)
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To: grundle

That’s how they set up the education system so the same pattern appears again.


11 posted on 05/01/2014 1:58:05 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: grundle

It’s worse than that.
Even within Obamacare there is a caste system, demarcated by metallic names: bronze, silver, gold, platinum. Very few doctors and hospitals accept bronze plans.

Some pigs are more equal than others.


12 posted on 05/01/2014 2:01:07 PM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: grundle

Never forget that it was Rats alone who passed this abomination AGAINST the will of the American people. Support for Obamacare was never above about 32% while the Rats were scheming.


13 posted on 05/01/2014 2:05:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: MrB

Yep. They already see themselves as being better than the peasantry.


14 posted on 05/01/2014 2:08:56 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: grundle

Tier 1: People who have the money to pay for whatever they need.

Tier 2: Everyone else


15 posted on 05/01/2014 2:12:53 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Am I the only one here who has REALLY started to take her health care seriously of late?

It's getting more difficult to find the information, but one has to take responsibility for themselves. Natural healing (ie: relaxation and time to heal), first aid, nutrition, being able to diagnose things and know what home and over-the-counter remedies there are, staying healthy....it's all part of surviving today's lack of trustworthy medical care.

I've seen too many cases where doctors have solved one problem, only to make it worse or to replace it with something else like drug reactions or a wrecked immune system.

16 posted on 05/01/2014 2:15:21 PM PDT by grania
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To: grundle

Rich people can afford better everything. That’s simple economics. If you find yourself in the wrong “tier”, whether it be your car, your house, or your healthcare, work harder to earn more money.


17 posted on 05/01/2014 2:17:49 PM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

HOW are you losing weight? I’m 67; have struggled with the “weight” thing for years and more and more can’t seem to do much about it. I’ve given up weighing as it is so derned depressing. - To make matters worse, three of the kids (nieces) in our family had plastic saline-filled bags inserted in their chests, so it gets to where one wonders, what’s the use. Also, how can they afford all these thousands of dollars for that surgery. Not that I’m trying to compete with them; - I don’t smoke and try to eat right, walk a little now that winter’s winding down. Jumping in bed and covering up my head is the most tempting solution I’ve heard about lately. :o/


18 posted on 05/01/2014 2:19:42 PM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: Ingtar

I thought they were going to divide them into those that receive medical treatment and those that don’t.../s


19 posted on 05/01/2014 2:23:02 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Gay State Conservative
More like...already here.

Yes, already here. I'm paying out of pocket to see the specialist I want even though I have medicare plus a supplemental policy.

20 posted on 05/01/2014 3:28:12 PM PDT by Texan
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