JoeB131
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You read it with you prevaricated talking points in tow.
"Charities are not superior to government programs" you say? So, forced charity is? Our medical system is bar none the best in the world. Name one country who could provide better care and faster service than our doctors do. Admittedly the prices are high here, but our quality of service is superior. Our life expectancy is in the top third percentile in the world, at 79 years, whereas our birth mortality rate is 1-6 per 1,000 live births. Those two statistics alone should indicate something contrary to your pessimistic views.
Our life expectency is the lowest in the industrialized world. Our infant mortality rate is the highest in the industrialized world. We rank #26 in overall health care, which is an embarrassment given we spend far more than any other nation does on it.
Yeah, it's a great system for those who can AFFORD it. it's not a great system for those who can't, and the only reason it is not worse is because Medicaid, Medicare, Schipp, and the VA make that care available to people who otherwise couldn't afford it.